Meigs now enjoyed by all!

Thomas Borchert wrote:

So what you're saying is: Nothing happened.

But nothing happened *twice*. What if it happens again? In fact, what if
nothing just keeps on happening over and over and over??

- Andrew

Orval Fairbairn wrote:

GA airports are part of our transportation system and fill a vital
role there. Only a fool would deny that.

You have to understand his logic. By that logic, the only roads his tax
money should be spent on are the roads he uses. Forget that those other
roads may be used by trucks to bring his food to town. And his gasoline and
home supplies. Or emergency personnel to his house. Or out-of-town family.
Or businessmen supporting his local economy... The point is his tax money
should be spent only on those services he receives *directly*.

I wonder how he feels about waterway funding...

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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
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DuPage population is 800,000 people, maybe 400 pilots use it,


Where did you get that 400 pilot figure? Are you saying that one must be a
pilot to benefit from an airport?

What does the non-pilot get?




Get off my property tax bill you moochers.


Can you post a property tax bill that shows tax revenue supporting the
airport?

Funny the authority doesn't mention it on their website:
http://www.dupageairport.com/
But they claim to be a:
"Independent, non-elected, business-oriented Airport Board of
Commissioners"

From http://www.napervillehouses.com/property_taxes.htm:
Taxing Authority 2003 Tax Rate
DuPage County .1999
DuPage County Forest Preserve .1419
DuPage Airport Authority .0230, (over $20 from yours truely)




Gotta love that GOP low tax crowd, except when it benefits them.


Are you saying that only Republicans benefit from airports?

Be gone, off my tax bill, Vamanos.

JG

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
Thomas Borchert wrote:

So what you're saying is: Nothing happened.

But nothing happened *twice*. What if it happens again? In fact, what if
nothing just keeps on happening over and over and over??

Nothing.

- Andrew

Name other Commercial Airports that tax
residential property owners?
LAX ORD LGA?

be gone, Vamanos!

Vamanos! Flyboys, pay for your own playground.

JG

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
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2 planes from the private strip in So. DuPage, Brookeridge, have
wrecked in the 1990's on
takeoff, almost hitting traffic and the local fire district (Darien)
built a special station just
for them. Pay for your own toys, jet-setters


Is the fire station limited to serving only the airport? How many jets are
based at Brookeridge?

It's one of those subdivisions with the houses and hangars facing a
private
strip, props, no jets.




30-40 $80,000 salaried FF's are now deployed to serve ALL. Not just the
fly-boys.


Were they previously limited to serving only Meigs?

No need for foam trucks in downtown, maybe an engine would respond to a
museum
call, thats about it. Other stations serve the rest of downtown, and I
doubt
airport regulations permit the trucks to leave. And if there was a
wreck
and the trucks were away, many of YOU would complain.

Sight-seers can use Gary or Lansing.


Or a variety of other airports. But what if my destination is in downtown
Chicago?

Then join the common folk at MDW or ORD. Those SWA lineups aren't too
bad.

JG

Matt Whiting wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:

Or a variety of other airports. But what if my destination is in downtown
Chicago?


It's easy: Don't go there. Don't spend another nickel in that crooked
cesspool of a city.

Mary and I won't, until Daley is either dead or out of office -- whichever
comes first.

That's my approach as well. Had a nice vacation there a couple of years
before they razed Meigs. Never again.

I'd just love to be in a situation some day (say CEO of a large company)
to be able to deny something of great value to Chicago (say a Fortune
100 company HQ or similar). Just a dream though...

Boeing's fleet is based at Gary. These days the CEO's are loving INDIA
and CHINA
so adios flyboys, no jobs, no fenced-off lakefront playground.

JG

Dave Stadt wrote:
"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
Thomas Borchert wrote:

So what you're saying is: Nothing happened.

But nothing happened *twice*. What if it happens again? In fact, what if
nothing just keeps on happening over and over and over??

So by your definition, 9/11 was nothing also, a wreck is a wreck. This
place has had more wrecks on a percentage of operations basis than ORD.

JG


Nothing.

- Andrew