Wednesday, August 24, 2005

WAKE UP AMERICA !!!

Too much can lead to too little.

Stop right where you are right now and take a moment to look around you. How many messages are reaching at you NOW ?

Is there a logo on your drink cup ? Does your computer have a label saying "Intel Inside" ? Are there any business cards in front of you ? Anything like "Microsoft" on your mouse or keyboard ? Does your phone say "Nextel" ?

We are so bombarded with messages that it leads to many of us missing a lot of what is going on.

It is most concerning when it comes to issues that may be really important - maybe even save lives.

Are you aware of the following:
1. 7th Avenue in Ybor is about to return to vehicle traffic from the pedestrian traffic in the past ?
2. considerations are underway to change parts of North Armenia/North Howard just north of the Interstate to TWO Way streets from the current ONE way streets ?
3. people are gathering ballot initiative petition signatures with your name, address, and phone number and not identifying who they are or who they are working for ?
4. a group name BEST (Built Environment for a Sustainable Tampa) is trying to insure that Downtown Tampa does not become just a batch of high rise concrete structures ?
5. a future Tampa Museum of Art will cost city residents about 1 Million per year to operate ?
6. the "New Tampa" area has a strong movement afoot to no longer be a part of the City of Tampa ?

And we have barely begun to scratch the surface of what all is happening in this city.

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