Letters from readers: A new hotel built without Curry
Letters from readers
A new hotel built without Curry
Just opening in Jacksonville Beach is the Margaritaville Beach Hotel. The $50 million 202 room hotel includes restaurants with ocean views, retail space, meeting space, dedicated parking for 215 cars in addition to being oceanfront. The design and construction paid for by the developer and/or the owner with no taxpayer assistance.
Unfortunately for Jacksonville Beach and the hotel owner(s), they didn t have Lenny Curry and his administration looking out for their best interests. Had they, the city of Jacksonville Beach would have given the developer the property for nothing, a 50 year no-interest loan, credit the owner 75% of the property taxes for the next 20 years, and then give the developer millions of dollars just for completing the project.
Letters from readers: Words matter
Letters from readers
Words matter
Often, we’re told that we need to do more than talk. While understanding the sentiment implied in the previous statement, devalues words in particular and language in general. We are suffering from the false notion that words and language mean little. A case in point played out in front of us on Wednesday, Jan. 6.
A group of self-described “patriots” who’ve listened to hateful, abusive, and racist language for the past few years took those words to heart and produced the ugly actions witnessed, not just by our nation but on the world stage.