Reply #72: I'm a big fan, but with a few of reservations. [View All]

First, points A to B need to both have sufficient public transit in place which can sustain the increased traffic. We don't want them to be trains to nowhere.

Secondly, the issue of eminent domain is a concern in that if the train goes through lower-income areas those types of housing are VERY hard to replace and could hurt the diplaced even more than they are suffering now. We need to ensure that the tracks are completely blind to class and color and take care of people who need help finding another place to live without tearing up small neighborhoods.

Lastly, with recent hiring events here in Jacksonville being so prominent in the news, I'm concerned about contractors who are hired from out of town and bring in undocumented workers instead of hiring local union contractors who are out of work. Rules need to be put into place to ensure that locals are hired first and that businesses who purposefully try to circumvent the law are fully prosecuted and shut down.