An active and competent City Council can save the city. The problem is I'm not sure that exsists on the Council today. While I applaud their efforts it seems the answer to all of the problems have been "raise taxes/fees" and if that doesn't work "create a new fee."

I think it will take someone from the private sector getting involved and bringing a logical voice to the Council. Someone who will balance the budget and pay down the debt by getting the Council out of the life of the ordinary citizen.

The problem with NPR is the lack of leadership to promote ths city for investors to come wheater from abroad or from the US, in order to create jobs and oportunities, that includes to improve the real state market.
NPR down town is a gost town, businesses has disapeard, empty stores are decaying, the problem lies that the Main st. is a two way hghway, to cros from east to west or orther wise, rather to divert the trafic through other side avenues, to cross
Down town should be a waking district for shopping and entertaiment, so ealdery people can ride through safely with their scooters and so for.
There are lots of suggestions to choose from, but city official are not interestd to hear.

Awesome! The taxpayers can help fund his move.............and continue paying him in his new home...............as the taxpayers in that area contribute as well.

Good for John. I hope he gets the job so he can screw two cities. Good job, John, thanks for memories.

One thing is certain................QUIT SPENDING $$$$$ attempting to figure out how to make $$$$. More dinero has been giving away to supposedly help generate new revenue..........yet nothing is ever accomplished.

Madness. The answer was to not live above our means during the good times so we had a major surplus for these down times. Medians should have been rarely mowed during the boom..........not just now when we are down.

The salaries for Govt employees are way out of whack....................same jobs in the private sector garner 1/2 the salary of these Govt workers. Sorry folks, but many of the elected officials need to take a haircut.....not install more UnCONstitutional Red Light Cameras.

I have no idea what the actual answer is...........but like Michael said, stop creating new fees and taxes...........We are all dealing with this economy, the Govt must to deal as we are.............DECREASE the salaries of many Govt positions.

In the 1970s -80s most main street america had jc pennys sears downtown... before malls took them away.. now Gulf View Mall is dying, Most business as well on 19 are gone too. as i have said before, we need franchise business on main and off main. i work in a small salon on missouri, sad to see the ghost towne main is during the day . maybe even a movie theatre . help the landlords with discount rents for these type of businesses, we dont have a TGIF close to here... couldnt hurt

Umm.,maybe a 20% tax on toilet paper.,,Or like st pete or tampa turn 19 into,a,more run area and have strip bars. But,just not any strip bars the best ones.,,Ones that may have sr. citizens as pole dancers.