U.S. and State Representatives JOHN L. MICA and WM. L. PROCTOR brag of bringing home the bacon, but you don't get any unless you're a campaign contributor or Republican.
Case in point -- two years after proposing the St. Augustine National Historical Park, National Seashore and National Scenic Coastal Highway, there's not even been a bill introduced.
You want parks? The way to do it is not by raising sales taxes (a loser in 1998 and again in 2008 at the polls).
You want economic stimulus? How about federal land purchses and local employment at good wages with good pensions for a St. Augustine National Historical Park, National Seashore and National Scenic Coastal Highway? How about a reliable flow of high-end out-of-state tourists interested in ecotourism and historic tourism?
See the map of Florida with NPS parks, below. What's the point of having a 450th Anniverary party if we can't expand the scope of the existing national monuments to embrace city, county, SJRWMD and state land, with one admission fee and central administration of all. See text of national park legislation, posted again last week (bel0w).
What are we waiting for?
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