Jacksonville's Courthouse Boondoggle

Jacksonville has become a national laughing stock with this courthouse boondoggle. The issue began with complaints of mold and mildew that rendered the old courthouse unusable.Anything in Florida is subject to mold and mildew problems. You clean it up and provide maintenance to keep it that way. Our leadership decided to embark on a plan that has literally thrown the baby out with the bathwater.The easy-destruction mentality kicked in and instead of elbow grease to remedy the matter the city council voted to just build and move. "Move" has always been a four-letter word to most of us. To add insult to injury, instead of replacing furniture at the facility as the need arose due to use and ordinary depreciation, somebody decided not to replace it. Again our city council spent the tax-payers money as if there was no tomorrow. None of us out here living in the "Kingdom of Jacksonvilleland" understands this thinking.The council seems to keep doing the same dumb things over and over again looking for a different outcome. As Congress has tied the country up, the City Council has tied Jacksonville up.Let me recommend a book for all elected,appointed, and city-workers for the Consolidated City of Jacksonville (another bad idea): Tom Man, a noted congressional scholar, writes and speaks widely on American politics and policy-making, including campaigns, elections, campaign finance reform and the effectiveness of Congress. His most recent book, co-authored with Norman Ornstein, "It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With The New Politics Of Extremism", is a must read. Mayor Brown, and President Obama suffer from the same diseases in government caused by their own advisers, ...political polarization, lack of the ability to compromise,and personal agendas.