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![]() "Judah" wrote in message . .. wrote in news:1120327643.302827.150340 @g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: With the opening of the Concert Stage, the common taxpayer now enjoys a park property previously restricted to jet-setters. snip Are you kidding? 1. Have you seen those ticket prices? You could have learned to fly for less! 2. Jets didn't land at Meigs. The folks who flew out of Meigs were specifically NOT jet-setters. 3. Single Engine Prop planes make substantially less noise than most of the bands listed [Black Eyed Peas, for example] 4. Companies like Clear Channel and TicketMaster will give back much more to the local community than the aviation businesses based at Meigs? How many jobs have they created at the concert arena? The money leaves with the performers. Bottom line, less money available to be spent in Chicago. Chicago loses. |
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Dave Stadt wrote:
ChicagoÂ*loses. When you put it that way, it sounds pretty good. Chicago can keep on losing until they restore the airport. - Andrew |
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The case with most entertainment: movies, cable tv, etc.
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Jets DID land at Meigs. United even flew an empty B727 in there when
they donated it to the Museum of Science and Industry. None of the airplanes flying into Meigs made as much noise as 1. The average cigarette boat running up the lake shore 2. The rock bands that routinely play in the park 3. The motorcycle groups that routinely roar up Lake Shore Drive at any hour of the night. Somebody got caught doing 165mph a couple of years ago. |
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"Paul kgyy" wrote in news:1120837330.848150.80710
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: snip 3. The motorcycle groups that routinely roar up Lake Shore Drive at any hour of the night. Somebody got caught doing 165mph a couple of years ago. And no matter how hard he pulled on the handlebars, he could never get more than one wheel off the ground! |
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![]() Judah wrote: wrote in news:1120327643.302827.150340 @g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: With the opening of the Concert Stage, the common taxpayer now enjoys a park property previously restricted to jet-setters. snip Are you kidding? 1. Have you seen those ticket prices? You could have learned to fly for less! Free listening on a blanket in the park. 2. Jets didn't land at Meigs. The folks who flew out of Meigs were specifically NOT jet-setters. Others have reputed this. 3. Single Engine Prop planes make substantially less noise than most of the bands listed [Black Eyed Peas, for example] The arena speakers face outwards, towards the lake. 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. How many jobs have they created at the concert arena? The usual arena type: vending, ushers, stage, etc. 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. Congratulations! Its a great addition, air pollution will be reduced as people don't need to drive to remote concert sheds. JG |
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![]() wrote in message oups.com... 1. Have you seen those ticket prices? You could have learned to fly for less! Free listening on a blanket in the park. That's for moochers. 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. 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. How many jobs have they created at the concert arena? The usual arena type: vending, ushers, stage, etc. How does that compare with the jobs lost by the closure of CGX? 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. 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. |
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![]() 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 |
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