Meigs now enjoyed by all!

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.


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

Congratulations!

"Judah" wrote in message
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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.

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

The case with most entertainment: movies, cable tv, etc.

JG

wrote in news:1120932052.721434.168060
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

The case with most entertainment: movies, cable tv, etc.

And yet you celebrate it. Amazing.

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.

"Paul kgyy" wrote in news:1120837330.848150.80710
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

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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!

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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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.

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