Comments on: City Trolley Cost Taxpayers $18 per Rider

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:55:29 +0000

In reply to daisyduck. I didn't . Yet I still paid for the trolley. What could have been done with the 200k instead?

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:32:31 +0000

When the Commission voted to start up the trolley again, Nancy Miller said it was a “no brainer”. I think the only “no brainer” is Nancy Miller.

By: Beth LaCivita

Beth LaCivita — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:40:47 +0000

I’ve worked downtown for many years
as a state employee and now in private business. Regarding lunch, I can not afford to go out to lunch and don’t have the time. I bring my lunch. Call me cheap. Going out to lunch for me
is a rarity and I only eat out on special occasions. From what I have observed, these buses ride empty and spew black stinky exhaust. So much for being a green city.
Beth

By: bob fulford

bob fulford — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:33:19 +0000

Well, blow me down! I did not understand that the City was paying for this; thought the businesses were paying straight through and the City operates the Toonerville. Pay attention!
How can it be justified that special buses (no matter how quaint looking)designed to directly help certain businesses, be a taxpayer expense.
The bars and diners and restaurants were sited because….one would presume…. research held that there was a local customer base large enough to support the business. If that turns out not to be the case then I don’t see it as a public service to haul folk all over town to make up for the business owner’s error. McDonald’s doesn’t do business this way.

By: Stan

Stan — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 16:44:26 +0000

Why should anyone support this? We are, once again, subsidizing businesses cherry-picked by whomever calling the shots these days, and overstating “community” benefits.
As bad as the admitted ridership is, to my observation, even these numbers may be greatly exaggerated. It is rare to see more than 1or 2 riders on these mostly empty busses.

By: Russell Price

Russell Price — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 22:19:44 +0000

In reply to daisyduck. So if someone took the trolley to the Edison, which cost taxpayers over $2,000,000 divided by population of 189,000= or $10.58 per person, then that lunch cost taxpayers $28.58. I realize it's a little fuzzy math but it makes the point. I should support this? Just let taxpayers keep their tax dollars for themselves. Private sectors thrive in low tax/low crime cities.

By: daisyduck

daisyduck — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:39:42 +0000

Net win for local biz. People went to lunch and dinner. If you support Enterprise Florida, Visit Florida and private sector jobs, you should support this.

By: Thomas C. Hooker

Thomas C. Hooker — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:32:40 +0000

So Gillum was in Orlando Tuesday and Palm Beach today. He sure gets around for having a full time job as Mayor.

http://floridapolitics.com/?s=gillum

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:52:55 +0000

The trolley will grow and grow. I am a conservative that believes in this use of gov. money. Keep promoting the trolley all over social media and PR. This can be a huge success for the community.

By: Franklin Thompson

Franklin Thompson — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:34:42 +0000

Off topic but TR should be keeping an eye on the Financial Disclosure filing gillum has to make by July 1, to see if he lives up to his promise of getting rid of his $140,000 salary from People for the American Way. As of this date, no amendments have been made to his filing.