Free listening on a blanket in the park.


That's for moochers.

The PUBLIC PARKS are open until 2300, by your criteria boaters docked
there listening are moochers
too.

2. Jets didn't land at Meigs. The folks who flew out of Meigs were
specifically NOT jet-setters.


Others have reputed this.


Few jets could use Meigs, the runway was only 3899' long and runway 18 had a
displaced threshold leaving only 3350' available for landing traffic.

a post by your friends of NORTHERLY ISLAND:

Meigs provides huge economic benefits to the downtown
business district of Chicago. Calculations based on a
1993
City of Chicago study indicate that--using extremely
conservative assumptions--Meigs contributes a minimum of

1,500 jobs and $57.3 million annually to the local
economy,
and perhaps 10 or more times those numbers. A survey
indicates that 76% of arriving (non-airline) aircraft
are in
Chicago to do business downtown. The large majority of
these
are large twin engine turboprop or executive jet
aircraft,

4. Companies like Clear Channel and TicketMaster will give back much more
to the local community than the aviation businesses based at Meigs?

AV moved to MDW, a great savings due to economies of scale: fuel, mech,
fire etc. already there. BooKoo GA capacity in CGX area.

GA capacity in the CGX area has been zero since CGX was closed.

MDW is 8 miles to the southwest. 4800 West, 5500 South.

The common taxpayer was swindled into subsidizing another Media
Conglomerate winfall project...

The revenues from Clear Channel will fund future park facilities on
NORTHERLY ISLAND. No
mooching from taxpayers.


The revenues from Clear Channel will find their way to Daley's pocket. The
taxpayers lost an asset when Meigs was closed, they didn't need another
park.

What is YOUR EVIDENCE, do you process the mayor's tax return?

Congratulations!

Its a great addition, air pollution will be reduced as people don't
need to drive to remote concert
sheds.


It's a loss. Parks were surplus in Chicago, they're short on airports.

Again, what's YOUR evidence that the CPD has a park surplus?

JG