Comments on: Economic Development Staff Proposes Citizen Advisory Groups Created “Internally”

By: Thomas C. Hooker

Thomas C. Hooker — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:03:00 +0000

In reply to Phil. Have no fear Phil. Nancy Miller's daughter is on the committee as the Creative Economy co-member along with Sean Pittman's wife. We're good.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:42:21 +0000

In reply to Phil. Steve Evans is the incoming Chairman of the Board of TMH. --

By: Linc

Linc — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:01:13 +0000

I like the idea.

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:22:55 +0000

So on the seven member council we have an attorney representing economic development? Wasn’t this person the same person that was on the ethics committee and had to resign for conflict of interest because her law firm does business with the city? How can she serve on this committee? Isn’t anyone paying attention?

By: daisyduck

daisyduck — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 19:35:35 +0000

Some good names on the lists.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 22:53:17 +0000

You are absolutely correct RB. The committee is too large and will take forever to reach a consensus. As for roads, you are right on. We want more economic development; more companies, more jobs, more development. But not the infrastructure to support all of that.

By: R B

R B — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:07:35 +0000

It takes 43 people to decide how to spend $100 million of taxpayers money? We will have more of the same liberal thinking as before: More bike trails, walking paths, sidewalks, parks every where, reduction of 4 lane traffic moving streets to 2 lane traffic choked streets (but big 15 foot sidewalks no one walks on), etc., etc., etc., —Local traffic is being strangled by this no new street widenings program county/city planners are stuck in. Every thing is for bike riders, runners, walkers, park strollers , restoration of French Town which has been paid for by taxpayers three times since the 1970”s etc., while commerce suffers the after effects of such thinking. ( and you want to know why Tallahassee has slow to no growth ?)

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:26:20 +0000

So nobody from TMH and TCH, two of the largest employers and major players in our community? And we need to lose Rick and Vince because they will be secretly driving the ship. And Lila, Betsy and Audra; what real purpose do they serve? And maybe we need an executive director of a large nonprofit, that has a lot of experience. And somebody higher up at FSU and Leon Co Schools. and maybe someone from Lively.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:45:38 +0000

I don’t like the idea of economics by committed. Just leave it alone.