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"Dave Stadt" wrote:
AOPA was smart not to spend significant time and money on Meigs. The mayor
owned the airport and had the law on his side. The only thing he did wrong
is he did not notify the FAA the required 30 days (or what ever the required
time is) prior to closing the airport. The penalty for violating that rule
is of little to no consequence. There was nothing legally AOPA or Friends of
Meigs could do. Meigs was a lost cause years before it was finally dug up.
Da Mayor has pulled a number of similar antics in Chicago but always has his
ducks lined up in an immaculate row.

I'm not sure that having the law on his side matters much to Mr. Daley.

Could AOPA have delayed or temporarily stopped the destruction of Meigs?
Who knows. However, the price of such an effort would have been so
high, and the benefit so low, that I doubt it would have been worth it.
The City of Chicago had a jewel that they chose not to utilize and
nurture, and that was their prerogative. I hope that the "park" works
out for them.


JKG