Comments on: Why Is It So Hard For The Sentinel To Say “CSX”? http://www.metroi4news.com/2009/01/why-is-it-so-hard-for-the-sentinel-to-say-csx/ Highlighting the News from Florida's Central Corridor Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: tryan http://www.metroi4news.com/2009/01/why-is-it-so-hard-for-the-sentinel-to-say-csx/comment-page-1/#comment-282 tryan Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:38:55 +0000 http://www.metroi4news.com/?p=2620#comment-282 The Winter Haven ILC will rejuvinate retail? How? I've been to Elwood and Rochelle, Ill, two ILC sites, there are nice new police stations and municipal buildings; but curiously no retail, no restaurants, no real boom to the local businesses.  Oh yeah, they collect big bucks from fines to the truckers.  Did you catch that? Truckers aren't always law abiding. On a Saturday night at 7:30 we were in the only restaurant in Elwood, a pizza place.  Except for one other customer, we were by ourselves.  The ILC's are bringing in 110 jobs, taxes and fines, and in and out truckers; not retail patrons.  Winter Haven is on the wrong track for the future.  But the city will probably have the nicest police station and municipal buildings.  The average Winter Haven citizen will see no change in their economic futures.  In fact, for the residents of Sundance Ranch Estates, their economic futures are being destroyed.  And when they dare complain, they are treated as if they are opportunistic gold-diggers. How dare they expect to be considered into the equation. Never mind that every CSX hang nail will be compensated in the proposed freight deal.  More info on this sad deal at helpsundance.blogspot.com The Winter Haven ILC will rejuvinate retail? How? I’ve been to Elwood and Rochelle, Ill, two ILC sites, there are nice new police stations and municipal buildings; but curiously no retail, no restaurants, no real boom to the local businesses.  Oh yeah, they collect big bucks from fines to the truckers.  Did you catch that? Truckers aren’t always law abiding. On a Saturday night at 7:30 we were in the only restaurant in Elwood, a pizza place.  Except for one other customer, we were by ourselves.  The ILC’s are bringing in 110 jobs, taxes and fines, and in and out truckers; not retail patrons.  Winter Haven is on the wrong track for the future.  But the city will probably have the nicest police station and municipal buildings. 

The average Winter Haven citizen will see no change in their economic futures.  In fact, for the residents of Sundance Ranch Estates, their economic futures are being destroyed.  And when they dare complain, they are treated as if they are opportunistic gold-diggers. How dare they expect to be considered into the equation. Never mind that every CSX hang nail will be compensated in the proposed freight deal.  More info on this sad deal at helpsundance.blogspot.com

]]> By: Lakeland Local News and Info from Lakeland Florida » Blog Archive » Billy isn’t Just Local http://www.metroi4news.com/2009/01/why-is-it-so-hard-for-the-sentinel-to-say-csx/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Lakeland Local News and Info from Lakeland Florida » Blog Archive » Billy isn’t Just Local Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:05:32 +0000 http://www.metroi4news.com/?p=2620#comment-280 [...] Here’s Billy’s article: Why Is It So Hard For The Sentinel To Say “CSX”? [...] [...] Here’s Billy’s article: Why Is It So Hard For The Sentinel To Say “CSX”? [...]

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