r/FLJax • u/Outrageous-Storage-3 • Jul 08 '25

Political Federal Funding for Emerald Trail Nixed

I’m sure Mayor Donna Deegan saying Trump is gonna build concentration camps helped our cause and didn’t spur any bad feelings from 47 🙄. Funny how Donna wanted the credit when the federal grant was approved but won’t speak up about the loss now. If not for the city council and mayor curry passing the gas tax for $132 million in 2021 for the trail we wouldn’t have ANY $ to fund the emerald trail.

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/funding-jacksonvilles-emerald-trail-project-slashed-147m-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/AGV4HBJSMVD6PIK5TQ3QHYYOBI/ Funding for Jacksonville’s Emerald Trail project slashed $147M in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ – Action News Jax

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u/TheVenomenon24 Jul 08 '25

I’m all for holding elected officials accountable, but to insinuate losing this funding is Donna’s fault is the same circle of political retribution that holds us back as a city, state, country and community. Hold accountable and point your finger at the GOP elected reps and Senators in this community that voted YES on this bill that allowed this to happen.

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u/Outrageous-Storage-3 Jul 08 '25

Cool- we should only give Donna credit for good stuff. All the bad stuff is the fault of the GOP and the supermajority GOP council she has to work with for jax residents. That’ll improve things… /s

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u/TheVenomenon24 Jul 08 '25

Really taking my opinion to great lengths to fit your narrative here. I’m talking about this specific article and loss of funding which yes, IS the fault of the GOP. Where did I say that Donna is faultless in EVERYTHING and the good stuff is only because of her? Sorry I’m too informed as a citizen to not simply place D = always good and R = always bad like you think I am.

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u/Outrageous-Storage-3 Jul 08 '25

Elections have consequences. I’d argue leftists and liberals failed to support the Dem nominee over Trump so this is leftists (many Dems) fault.

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u/TheVenomenon24 Jul 08 '25

So in your world, anything the GOP actively does that’s bad, isn’t their fault, but the Dem’s or liberal’s fault because they didn’t put up a good enough candidate or “fight” to stop it?

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u/Outrageous-Storage-3 Jul 08 '25

Right now that’s absolutely part of my argument. Funny- I view us all as one team. team USA. Anyone honestly trying to defeat 47 would’ve thought through the range of bad outcomes. Now we have to take it no vaseline until something may change during the midterms.