Wells Road

There are many opportunities to correct our current traffic congestion. I had dinner with a friend of mine this evening, who's thinking about running for County Commission, when we brainstormed transportation outlets for the county.

He reminded me that some years ago, FDOT proposed a flyover from Wells Road to Collins Road, north of I-295. The residents were so vocal, FDOT dropped any plans of creating another outlet from Clay to Duval County.

We suggest that flyover needs to be placed back in the 5-year plan.

Many of you tout the expansion of College Drive to Blanding Boulevard. Frankly, since the Super Wal-Mart has been approved on Blanding Boulevard, anything emptying onto Blanding in the righthand lane where College Drive is merging onto Blanding is insane. Traffic will be trying to merge into the righthand lane while traffic from College Drive is trying to merge onto Blanding.

I moved to the Grove Park area some 14 years ago knowing it was a safe place for my child and family members. As the area around us grows, there is an alarming increase in VIOLENT crime which includes murder, drugs, and rape. One of the major problems is the Suburban Lodge and Quality Inn which cater to the short term, low cost, and the sex offenders/felons of various areas. I hear of all types of crime and yet I do not see any action to curb this escalating problem. We have 300 sex offenders living in our area. I bet you feel safe about that. Tell Andrea's husband that it doesn't matter... I guess we simply sit back, mind our own business (passive) and allow this to happen.