11-02-2008, 06:12 PM
Danno Wrote:I have heard the city (we the taxpayers) are subsidizing this to the tune of $12,500 a month. I support subsidizing but only for the right kind of pioneering enterprizes. As far as Mr. Herbst goes, it's a little puzzling why he has risked so much here in little ol Waukegan. He's either very brave, very stupid or very paid off to be risking so much . So far his plans for the two restaurants (Blackjack's and Jack's on the Park) have failed and for unknown reasons. Nothing was said about those failures. Why?Say it ain't so, Danno?
Even more lame is the fact that Blackjack's being advertised to the public as open for business:
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The Hyde administrations ineptness, lack of creative thinking and failure to recognize and exploit Waukegan's true assets leads to desperation and that desperation leads to compromise and that compromise leads to failure. We are on that path now and have been on that path since the Durkin years.