While Rogers Park CTA stations crumble, current Alderman Joe Moore voted in favor of a $42,350,000 public subsidy from the Central Loop TIF to the downtown SuperStation at Block 37.
CTA explores Block 37 deal
Millions over budget, city talks privatization with Skyway firm
Aug. 31, 2007, By Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago Business
(Crain’s) — The massive subway station under construction at Block 37 is running as much as $150 million over budget, a shortfall that has prompted city officials to move to privatize the project.
September 1, 2007
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Moore has really represented us well and has really worked to improve public transit by his support of this project, hasn't he?
Notice that while he was ripping into CTA, he never said one word about this project, which Da Mare pretty much packed down the throats of the transit agency and the city.
As though the thing doesn't cost enough to begin with- a total of over $240MM was budgeted for this project.
We could have had another rail line with that money. We could have totally replaced the decrepit Red Line with that money.
It's clear our politicians view public works projects strictly as conveyences by which massive chunks of public money can be conveyed to the back pockets of cronies and major power brokers.
Public service and utility come absolutely last.
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