I ddin't realize what an a**ho*e he was until he vetoed the living anti-Walmart bill.
On 9/22/06, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mayor Daley at his finest. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 4:25 PM Subject: [MBZ] For you Chicago area residents > FAA SLAPS CHICAGO IN FINAL MEIGS DECISION > > As a result of AOPA's complaint, Chicago will pay a $33,000 fine for > illegally tearing up Meigs Field without proper notification. And > the city will have to repay $1 million of airport funds that Mayor > Richard M. Daley illegally diverted from O'Hare and Midway airports > to give to the destruction contractors. And with the more than $550,000 > the city has already spent attempting to fight the fine and repayment, > hapless Chicago taxpayers are out close to $1.6 million, and they've > lost a world-class airport that generated $57 million a year in economic > activity for the city. The FAA announced the final settlement with the > city Monday. The city admitted no wrongdoing. "This sends a clear signal > to other cities that the FAA is serious about upholding its regulations > and that AOPA is serious about holding everyone's feet to the fire when > it comes to protecting airports," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. AOPA > filed the original complaints that resulted in the fine and fund > repayment. > "Many of us always thought that the civil penalty of $1,100 per day was > 'chump change' to a city with the budget of Chicago," said Boyer. "But > whether he admits it or not, it shows that Daley violated FAA regulations > and could have put aircraft at risk." And for the future, it won't be > chump change. That's because after Meigs, AOPA successfully lobbied > Congress > to increase the fine to $10,000 per day, to make it much more painful for > another city to attempt a midnight airport raid. Notice of the proposed > closure must also be published in the "Federal Register." > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date: 9/22/2006 > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
