07-07-2010, 12:59 AM
ClassicalLib17 Wrote:Danno, That's the kind of dream world philosophy that has got us into this mess in the first place. We need to get back to the basics of city government and learn how to manage that first. We have spent 45 million dollars on three public projects in the downtown that have produced no revenue. I don't have the figures for the economic devastation wrought on the taxpayers and school district on the lakefront( T.I.F. districts) by your beloved alderman and mayors.It is you that does not want to accept reality. Stop dreaming and join the real world. The world economy is about to collapse. This evening I wagered our city council and mayor that their south lakefront condos will never break ground. Would you like a piece of that action? Send me a private message with your wager. I will accept that your word is your bond. I love money!I will seriously bet you $100,000, and even give you two to one, as long as you stick with the your time frame of "never". We'll check back every 1000 years or so and see if anything happend yet.
Seriously, when it does happen, and it may be sooner than you think, it will seem like it was inevitible all along. Unlike you, there are developers in Chicago who are not intimidated by the relatively minor urban issues we may have at the lakefront and surrounding areas.