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Not so. The fine is the maximum allowed at the time. Since then the
Meigs Legacy provision has become law, and the maximum fine goes up to $10,000/per day and the required notice goes up to 90 days. Nine million may not have kept Chicago from ripping up Meigs, but there aren't many cities that can afford that. On top of that, Meigs is the only airport that had special provisions in its grant assurances that let them off the hook. Not only would another airport sponsor risk the larger fines, they'd also be responsible for paying back AIP grant money, which could me tens of millions of dollars, or more. Dave Reinhart Thomas Borchert wrote: Orval, if anything, that fine is an encouragement to other cities wanting to close their airports. Bad move, IMHO. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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