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mopinko

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5. the parking meters had nothing to do with the olympics, and no tax money

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:27 PM

Jul 2015

was spent on the bid. it was all private money.

and he did not "sell the parking meters". he sold laz the rights to install an entirely new system that brought the city into the 21st century. i love the new system. no more digging for quarters under the floor mats.
like the new system or not, but he did not sell the parking meters. there are no parking meters any more.

the olympics would have brought big money to chicago, imho. i wish they would put in a bid. la still has money for youth sports thanks to the olympic legacy. we could really use that here.
being such a big media market, we would have done well.

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Whatever happened to luring the Olympic games to Chicago? [View all] question everything Jul 2015 OP

Not if they are smart. truebluegreen Jul 2015 #1

Bravo! Old Union Guy Aug 2015 #7

Excellent link, thank you. truebluegreen Aug 2015 #8

Sanity exboyfil Jul 2015 #2

yup. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2015 #3

No way frazzled Jul 2015 #4

the parking meters had nothing to do with the olympics, and no tax money mopinko Jul 2015 #5

He sold a 75-year lease for the meters and their revenue in 2008 frazzled Jul 2015 #6

Thanks for the details on this deal nt Sienna86 Aug 2015 #9

Don't forget Daley's "consulting" job he landed with the law firm who handled the deal. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #11

Oh boy. We don't have to dig for quarters. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #10

Yes, I forgot it was Daly question everything Aug 2015 #13

Back in 2013 Chicago said they weren't going to bid 47of74 Aug 2015 #12