Very well written and very well said. This is a much needed reality check for Jacksonians like myself who have remained hopeful for so many years. Its a sad thought, but it definitely may be time to move past the Beale and Bourbon visions that we've all held on to for so long, and just let it go. The suggestion to take a different approach is a good one; and the "neighborhood" or "community" approach you mentioned would be ideal. Furthermore, if a specific vision is given up on, I hope a new more realistic one shows up in its place.

My idea for Jackson is a Community Involvement Center. The center would include: Student Outreach (providing volunteer opportunities for high school and college student groups), Community Leadership Training (providing leadership training for high school and college students, as well as community members), An Office of Sustainability (containing a recycling drop off location), an Education Department (offering tutoring and containing a school supply and school uniform donation drop-off center), a Non-Profits Department (providing a direct link to all local non-profit organizations and information on how to volunteer with these organizations or support them financially), and a New Ideas Center (which will encourage and support new ideas for improving the city of Jackson; and broadcast/promote those ideas while encouraging local/state support of these ideas).

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