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Jacksonville Daily News: Former Councilman Bittner Feels “Affronted” by Green City Comments

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Today’s Jacksonville Daily News has a Letter to the Editor from former Jacksonville City Councilman Jerry Bittner. Mr. Bittner feels that the impact of previous City Councils was minimized by comments made by City Manager Kristoff Bauer (and myself, though Bittner didn’t call me out on it).
Bittner points to the Rails-to-Trails project (which Bittner didn’t [...]

Letter to the Editor: My Letter RE Jacksonville City Council’s Approval of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan was Printed

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The Jacksonville Daily News printed a slightly revised version of this post as a letter to the editor in today’s paper.
To save some frustration for my more reasonable readers, please by-pass the first letter on the page.
Just thought I’d share.

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City of Jacksonville: City Council Approves Bicycling and Pedestrian Plan

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

In case you missed last night’s Twitter flurry (view my profile history), the Jacksonville City Council considered and approved the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
Councilman Randy Thomas who cast the lone dissenting vote, was confused about the purpose of this plan. Other City residents, such as Mr. Robert Hitch, are also confused.
The [...]