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What is going on in this fair city that I love so much?
Todays rant will include the parking meters that we all loath!!! Getting around the city is becoming such a pain in the $%#, I wonder how many of us are now skipping it and heading to the suburbs. I live in the city, and find myself going to the suburbs to shop. There are just too many days that I don’t feel like going to the bank, getting 42 rolls of quarters, finding a place to park, going to the store for 15 min, so my meter won’t run out, and repeating the same thing over and over until the errands are complete. Oh, I could park in a garage, but that will cost me more than my grocery bill for five people.
Unfortunately, it is cheaper and easier to get in the car and drive to the suburbs to do my shopping, have dinner, whatever. I am beginning to think my wonderful city is being totally set up for tourists. I am beginning to feel like I am not welcome in my own city.
Instead of making such asinine decisions, maybe our Mayor and City Council could put their time and energy toward something useful. How about Gang violence? How about innocent children being slaughtered on the street? Mr. Mayor, how many times are you going to tell the community that it is their responsibility to make sure the gang members are identified? That they need to co-operate with the police? Gee, do you think they might be afraid? Do you think someone may retaliate against them? Yes, neighborhood co-operation is important, but police protection is and should be TOP priority. No money for more police officers but enough money to buy Michael Reese hospital for the Olympic Village. No matter how many times you say that the community has to bear the burden, now matter how many anti-violence protests the community puts on, the responsibility rests directly on your shoulders. You and the police commissioner, whom you appoint. That is the way it is supposed to be right? Although, come to think of it, I have never ever heard our Mayor or any member to the City Council say that the “buck” stops with them. I have only heard them say things like, “Sorry, we didn’t have time to read it before we voted.” or, “We were pressured into voting on that before we could study the impact” What? Not sure why we pay you to not do your job. Not sure what good you might be doing us by “not reading” a proposal. After all, you appointed him.
I suppose there is one upside to the economic downturn. The Midway Airport Deal. It fell through. Thank God and the heavens above!!! Imagine the disaster there. It is one thing to turn our parking meters over to company that is as lame as our city council, it is quite another to turn over an airport.
Sorry. I really do love this city, it is just getting too difficult and ridiculous to live here.
Promise, next post will be positive
Peace Always
City resolution commends University, President Dwyer for serious and significant commitment to green building
Chicago (Sept. 9, 2009) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and the city council honored Saint Xavier University and its president, Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D., with a resolution commending the Universitys efforts toward environmental sustainability during a ceremony today at Chicago City Hall.
The resolution congratulates the University for its serious and significant commitment to the principle that higher education must be at the forefront of sustainable, green building practices, and outlines several of Saint Xaviers sustainability accomplishments, including:
•Saint Xavier being the first University in Illinois to have two Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified buildings, and one of only 11 universities in the country to accomplish this feat.
•The GreenBike Share program, which allows University community members to borrow bikes from docking stations across the Chicago campus.
•Saint Xavier being the first higher education institution in Chicago to sign the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, a pledge by more than 650 colleges and universities across the nation to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and become climate neutral.
On behalf of the Saint Xavier Community, I wish to thank Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City Council for this honor, said Dwyer. We are proud to see Saint Xaviers sustainability efforts recognized by the City of Chicago under the leadership of Mayor Daley, who is clearly one of our nations foremost leaders in sustainability initiatives.
To view the full text of the City Council resolution, please click here. For more information about Saint Xaviers sustainability efforts please visit http://greencampus.sxu.edu/.
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O.K. What are we talking about here. Why in the world would we be happy about the bad enonomy? Just one reason. THE DEAL FELL THROUGH TO LEASE MIDWAY AIRPORT! This is the only reason we are doing the happy dance about the economy. Our mayor and city council are looking to get a bundle of cash by leasing Midway Airport. Same deal as the parking meter lease. Turn over operations and daily handling of CHICAGO’S MIDWAY AIRPORT to an investment group, who would lease the airport, run the airport, and destroy the airport! Don’t know this for sure, but if the lease of the parking meters is any indication, imagine! If the airport deal goes through, look out. I wonder if any of the aldermen and women have actually read the lease agreement for the airport. As we know, the details of the parking meter lease were not read. As Dick Mell told us, “We have so much to read, we can’t read it all” Really? I thought as our representitive, it was your job to read, study, and base your decision on what is best for your constituancy? Oh wait. Pardon me. This is Chicago. This is where the Mayors “Guys” come in and TELL our aldermen what the mayor wants them to do. Not even an wink, wink, nod, nod. “Just Do It”, as they say. And Guess What? They Do It! When is the last time we saw our aldermen oppose ANYTHING the Mayor wanted? Does Everyone Have “Power” shoved so far up their butts that they can not take the time to read, study, and responsibly vote on an issue? Makes you wonder why we have elections, but better yet why we keep voting these people in.