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C J Campbell wrote:
"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news The FAA has held several discussions with representatives of the city to reach an informal resolution of the issues, but it will now move forward with these formal actions to obtain additional facts. In addition to the possibility of a civil penalty of $33,000, the city of Chicago could be required to return monies to the O¹Hare Airport Development Fund. Should the city refuse to return any improperly diverted revenue to the Fund, further sanctions are possible, including a civil penalty of up to three times the amount of the diverted funds. The city should require Daley to pay these fines personally. No, they should put him in jail for a few years. I'm sure that $33K isn't all that significant to even him personally. He probably gets that much in union kickbacks every month. Matt |
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 08:54:50 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:
The FAA is proposing a civil penalty of $33,000, the legal maximum, against the city What a joke. $33,000 may be a big fine to you or me, but to the City of Chicago, it's chump change. I've got to agree. Little Daley can punk this much out of the petty cash without anyone asking questions. This reaction, although it appears commendable, was long thought out by the Daley team prior to their escapades. The only way to get this ******* back is to find something else he's done that will put him in jail. Unfortunately most people know little to nothing about the real workings of filthy politics. |
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Better late than never. A little is better than nothing.
Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone Orval Fairbairn wrote in message ... For what it is worth, I just received the following notice: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APA 35 October 1, 2004 Contact: Greg Martin or Tony Molinaro Phone: 202-267-3883 or 847-294-7427 FAA Proposes Legal Action Against City of Chicago¹s Meigs Field Closure WASHINGTON, DC * The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that it is taking legal action over the 2003 closure of Meigs Field which could result in penalties against the city of Chicago. The FAA is citing the agency¹s regulatory responsibility to preserve the national airspace system and ensure the traveling public with reasonable access to airports as the basis for its action today. The FAA is proposing a civil penalty of $33,000, the legal maximum, against the city and, separately, is initiating an investigation into possible violations by the city of its federal grant assurances and its airport sponsor obligations. The $33,000 proposed civil penalty stems from the city¹s failure to provide the required 30-day notice to the FAA of the deactivation of Meigs Field. The notice requirement is intended to allow the FAA to study proposed actions that may affect the national airspace system prior to the actions being taken. According to FAA regulations, a maximum penalty of $1,100 per day can be assessed for a violation of this type. Additionally, the FAA has initiated an investigation to determine whether the city improperly diverted $1.5 million in restricted airport revenues to pay for demolishing the runway at Meigs and for its conversion from an airport into a city park. The city has 30 days to reply to the FAA on these issues. The FAA has held several discussions with representatives of the city to reach an informal resolution of the issues, but it will now move forward with these formal actions to obtain additional facts. In addition to the possibility of a civil penalty of $33,000, the city of Chicago could be required to return monies to the O¹Hare Airport Development Fund. Should the city refuse to return any improperly diverted revenue to the Fund, further sanctions are possible, including a civil penalty of up to three times the amount of the diverted funds. Gary Orpe A79228 E690190 Certified Virus free by Ed Norton. All are absolutely free. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-- $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20...LSAA/jrDrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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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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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... C J Campbell wrote: "Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news The FAA has held several discussions with representatives of the city to reach an informal resolution of the issues, but it will now move forward with these formal actions to obtain additional facts. In addition to the possibility of a civil penalty of $33,000, the city of Chicago could be required to return monies to the O¹Hare Airport Development Fund. Should the city refuse to return any improperly diverted revenue to the Fund, further sanctions are possible, including a civil penalty of up to three times the amount of the diverted funds. The city should require Daley to pay these fines personally. No, they should put him in jail for a few years. I'm sure that $33K isn't all that significant to even him personally. He probably gets that much in union kickbacks every month. It is not just $33,000. He stole $1.5 million and the city is on the hook for that and possible treble damages. Daley should personally reimburse the city for that as well. |
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Also on Avweb
http://www.avweb.com/newswire/10_40b.../188257-1.html "Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news For what it is worth, I just received the following notice: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APA 35 October 1, 2004 Contact: Greg Martin or Tony Molinaro Phone: 202-267-3883 or 847-294-7427 FAA Proposes Legal Action Against City of Chicago¹s Meigs Field Closure |
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bryan chaisone wrote:
Better late than never. A little is better than nothing. I have to disagree and agree with the other poster who said this will only encourage others. If they can get out of having to return all of the federal airport funds and close and unwanted airport for a mere $30K fine, then this is a great deal for them. The Feds should have either went after Daley in a big way or not at all. Matt |
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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... bryan chaisone wrote: Better late than never. A little is better than nothing. I have to disagree and agree with the other poster who said this will only encourage others. If they can get out of having to return all of the federal airport funds and close and unwanted airport for a mere $30K fine, then this is a great deal for them. Do you think this encourages others more than doing nothing does? The Feds should have either went after Daley in a big way or not at all. The Feds should follow the law. If the law allows only a fine of $33,000.00 then that is what they should pursue. |
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Personally, I hope Daley gets thrown off the platform on the El tracks
and hits the third rail. |
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David Reinhart writes:
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. And why did Meigs *not* have this constraint? -- A host is a host from coast to & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 |
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