A gas tax.
Transportation projects.
Can you feel the excitement building?
Road construction! Drainage improvements! Skyway extensions! And — an added bonus — septic tank removal!
If you’re still reading, allow me to say: I know this isn’t the kind of thing that creates a communal buzz.
Urban Meyer, maybe. Urban infrastructure, not so much.
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But I’ll tell you someone who actually is excited about what this could mean for Jacksonville: me.
When I spent months walking across Jacksonville (twice), I had a lot of time to think about what’s right about this city and what’s wrong with it — and what could be done to make it better.
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We have, as they say, good bones. Or maybe more significantly we have a good heart, with the St. Johns River and its arteries pumping away.
We have history, beauty, variety. We also have serious issues.
We often tend to think in terms of grand philosophical improvements, changes to the way things are done. And there’s something to be said for that. But there’s also something to be said for more mundane work, for home improvements.
If Mayor Lenny Curry’s proposed legislation passes, increasing Jacksonville’s gas tax by 6 cents for 30 years, it would lead to nearly $1 billion in home improvements, making it the largest public works campaign since the $2.2 billion Better…
