Meigs now enjoyed by all!

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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?



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?



Sight-seers can use Gary or Lansing.


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

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The Park District is a seperate unit funded by property taxes, with the
Meigs fence gone, ALL can enjoy their property.


Couldn't all enjoy it before?

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.
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"Your Aviation Destination"

That Bushie rag is losing readers like PlayBoy in a school for the
blind. Unless you like
the latest missing sweetie-pie coverage.

You talking about the Trib?

Please quote/copy/paste whatever it is you're responding to.
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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...

Matt

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The Park District is a seperate unit funded by property taxes, with the
Meigs fence gone, ALL can enjoy their property.

If I understand correctly how they're using the property now, it's of
no interest to *me*. Whereas the previous use, as an airport, was of
considerable recreational interest to me. (I'm not a pilot, have
never flow into Meigs, and in fact have never so much as *ridden* in a
single-engine fixed-wing aircraft.)
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Thomas Borchert wrote:
no benefit to me
or 99.999% of the population


You actually believe the stuff you're posting here, including that
little non-truth?

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

DuPage population is 800,000 people, maybe 400 pilots use it, Get off
my property tax bill
you moochers. Gotta love that GOP low tax crowd, except when it
benefits them.

JG


DuPage is a large GA airport. Thousands use it, you fool! Maybe only 400
planes there, though.

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

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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote

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

Not too mention that a whole lot of GA is training and building hours, for
commercial pilots. Everyone wants to have pilots for their aluminum tubes,
don't they?
--
Jim in NC

maybe 400 pilots use it,


And maybe more. Have a source for that number?

While you're digging up facts, find out how much money is left in your
community by those using the airport. Look for taxes by corporations
basing their planes there. Look for business people flying in to do
business with local companies. Look for companies based at the airport.

Your meager tax contribution will very likely pale in comparison...

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

almost hitting traffic


So what you're saying is: Nothing happened.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)