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| Without dissent, aldermen put taxpayers on hook for Olympics |
| 2009-09-09 |
| The Chicago City Council today approved, without a single dissenting vote, an ordinance that puts taxpayers on the hook for cost overruns if Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics. Afterward, aldermen and Mayor Richard Daley gave themselves a standing ovation. The vote reauthorizes Daley to sign the Olympics host city contract in advance of the Oct. 2 vote in Copenhagen by the International Olympics Committee on which of four finalist cities gets the Summer Games in seven years. |
| Posted by:mom |
| #1 The Cook County Board under Todd Stroger haven't even weighed in on what taxes they'll need to 'enhance' the 2016 Games. They'll make Daley and the crew look like church mice in their money grab. The homeless that live on Lower Wacker Drive probably are more concerned about this than the majority of Chicago's population. They'll be 'scrubbed' from the landscape if this platinum-plated boondoggle actually comes to fruition. The crack/junk/meth addicts will just move out to Barrington or something. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-09-09 18:43 |