FAA Goes after Chicago on Meigs

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message

At last, justice is done, and the criminals have been fined.

Are you kidding? Justice? Chicago gets 50 acres, m/l, of prime waterfront
land for 1.6 million. I'd take that deal any day of the week, and twice on
Sundays. Just wait a few years, til they figure a way to do away with the
park and auction off development rights. You'll see big, big smiles in the
Mayor's office, and a mile of 40 story condos.

John Gaquin writes:

Are you kidding? Justice? Chicago gets 50 acres, m/l, of prime waterfront
land for 1.6 million. I'd take that deal any day of the week, and twice on
Sundays. Just wait a few years, til they figure a way to do away with the
park and auction off development rights. You'll see big, big smiles in the
Mayor's office, and a mile of 40 story condos.

Maybe. Is that land on bedrock, or is it reclaimed from the water? A
40-story building requires very solid foundations, much more so than a
runway.

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Maybe. Is that land on bedrock, or is it reclaimed from the water? A
40-story building requires very solid foundations, much more so than a
runway.


Northerly Island was made from dredging spoils. Most of the present
lakeshore area rests on rubble from the 1871 fire. The lakeshore at that
time was just east of the parallel rail line.

Steven P. McNicoll writes:

Northerly Island was made from dredging spoils. Most of the present
lakeshore area rests on rubble from the 1871 fire.

Sounds fine for a runway, but I wouldn't want to build skyscrapers on
it.

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Sounds fine for a runway, but I wouldn't want to build skyscrapers on it.


No, but it would have supported a casino, which is what Daley wanted.

Stefan wrote:

Vaughn Simon wrote:

That land (which Chicago effectively stole)

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

How can you determine one's race based on a Usenet post? You must have
pretty good surveillance.

RomeoMike wrote:

Stefan wrote:

It's always somewhat strange when a white American complains about land
being stolen...

Stefan

Before "white Americans" arrived and "stole" the land from native

I thought it was white *Europeans* who arrived and stole the land. Blame
them.

Mxsmanic wrote:

Emily writes:

I don't know....$1.6 million isn't anything to the city, and Daley would
do it again in a heartbeat, even knowing he'd be fined.

He knows he has popular support. Most people would be more interested
in a park than in an airport.

Wasn't Meigs prominently featured in that Microsoft flight game?

Mxsmanic wrote:

John Gaquin writes:

Are you kidding? Justice? Chicago gets 50 acres, m/l, of prime waterfront
land for 1.6 million. I'd take that deal any day of the week, and twice on
Sundays. Just wait a few years, til they figure a way to do away with the
park and auction off development rights. You'll see big, big smiles in the
Mayor's office, and a mile of 40 story condos.

Maybe. Is that land on bedrock, or is it reclaimed from the water? A
40-story building requires very solid foundations, much more so than a
runway.

Reclaimed from water, just like Boston's back bay section. Certainly hasn't been
an obstacle to building skyscrapers *there*!

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Fred wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:

Emily writes:

I don't know....$1.6 million isn't anything to the city, and Daley would
do it again in a heartbeat, even knowing he'd be fined.

He knows he has popular support. Most people would be more interested
in a park than in an airport.

Wasn't Meigs prominently featured in that Microsoft flight game?

Up to and including MS Flight Simulator 2002, yes. It was the
default starting location for all flights. It was changed to KSEA in
FS2004.

BL.
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