I actually live on the border with Polk, so I see literal mountains of waste called "beins." Some parts of the county look like a desert. To be fair, Lakeland is no cowtown, it is no metropolis, but it has some things. Still, this was done by Alexander, so he could develop his area of Polk, with our taxes.
And, yes, the rule about fancy archtiecture, especially the "modern" sort, is that it always runs way over budget. Just ask the residents of Sydney, who have this "iconic" opera house that all the tourists take photos of, but, as any musician will tell you, is possibly the WORST Opera house in the whole world, an acoustic TOILET with too few seats. Of course, that building is technically still being worked on, after going millions over budget. Considering that most Polk residents would rather loose a front tooth than pay ANY taxes, JD will find himself getting catcalled; and it sure does not help that the architect is a European. Of course, let us not even factor in that Florida construction is so corrupt that the New York Mafia takes notes. By the time that place opens it's doors, this mess will be double the budget, and Rick Scott will have long retired to his pile of kickbacks.
Of course, who gets screwed the most, the students. If you are a Florida engineering student, you have already had to deal with awful schools, people that think you are a nerd, fundies that think you are a threat (because you are into science), and a state that where pay is poor and job security is a joke. You know that people graduating from MIT or even Georgia Tech are losing jobs to the folks from India, you know, the places that actually pay to educate students. Why the Hell would you risk student loan debt to get a worthless degree? Like I said, I bet JD has to send people to India and China to pump the numbers up, in which case, said folks will find that Polk County has a "warm" welcome for them, around the old Mulberry tree that the county is still proud of.
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