Posted on 02/20/2025 10:27:17 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
A 53-year-old construction worker who fell several floors into a ventilation duct at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago last month is just the latest development causing concerns around the building of the center, whose budget has ballooned while its opening date has been repeatedly delayed.
The worker, who suffered multiple injuries, was rushed to a hospital and later said to be in good condition, while a team from OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) reported to the site to investigate the incident and to ensure the safety of other workers.
Meanwhile, on Jan. 17, a Black concrete contractor, Robert McGee, filed a $41 million lawsuit against the structural engineering firm on the project, claiming that racial discrimination and unexpected design changes caused long delays, cost overruns, damage to his reputation, and have him on the verge of bankruptcy.
Emily Bittner, vice president of communications for the Obama Foundation, which owns and manages the project, said the foundation sees no “racist intent” in the actions of the structural engineer, Thornton Tomasetti, which blamed McGee and his concrete construction partners for shoddy work that had to be corrected, adding time and expense to the project.
The Obama complex, which will include a museum, community forum building, auditorium, an athletic center with an NBA-level gym, a fruit and vegetable garden, and a Chicago library branch on its 19-acre campus, was first announced in 2015 and broke ground in September 2021. That followed years of legal challenges to its construction in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, where local, predominantly Black residents have expressed concerns about loss of parkland, gentrification and rising housing costs.
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O’Bungle, still bungling things up.
The $900 million “Obama Presidential Center,” financed
by his foundation, will include on its 19-acre campus:
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It was first announced in 2015 and broke ground in September 2021 following years of legal challenges to its construction in a coveted area, Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, where predominantly Black residents expressed concerns about loss of parkland, gentrification and rising housing costs.
Official portrait-- US Treasury hire, Nigerian Wally Adeyemo. Nigerian Adeyemo abruptly quit Treasury when Trump came in. Ademeyo refused to handover documents chronicling his Treasury activities wrt $4.7 trillion in unidentified Treasury payments.
Earlier, the Nigerian headed “Obama’s Foundation” which soon made Obama “a billionaire.”
Is this why Obama said he won’t discuss his Foundation finances?
Obama’s library, which is being financed by his billion dollar foundation, began with lofty DEI goals, but now some say it may never be built. Construction of ex-President Obama’s “Presidential Center” and museum in a coveted location in his hometown of Chicago began with ambitious plans for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). It is now plagued by huge cost overruns, delays, a $40 million racially charged lawsuit filed by a minority contractor and questions about its financing. Read More at foxnews.com
The left are sending a cleverly coded message by erecting an architectural abortion in the name of their messiah.
A fitting tribute to Bathhouse Barry’s (p)residency — everything AFU. A better solution is a stand of banana trees in Kenya. No books, just peels everywhere.
And, the architect pulled all the leaves off the trees so we could behold the wondrous splendor of his design (or, is that spelled DEIsign?).
Obamas break ground for the monstrosity.
The architectural design is not top notch.
Trump cam make the perfect contrast by announcing that his presidential library will be virtual, since all the documents created in his terms (45 and 47) will be digital. I’m sure 44 was as well. The savings to the GSA will be significant, and his ego does not need the facility,
Right———the Obama thingy is a testimony to his massive ego.
Has a king Tut complex.
Looks like a nine hole pitch-and-putt course on the roof.
Nice catch.
Looks like a nine hole pitch-and-putt course on the roof.
Nice catch.
Ugly
BTTT
Who do you think taught Joe everything he no longer knows?
It even has an actual White Hut. Do you think he was lurking around here maybe?
Zero’s “library” should just be a giant hole in the ground. It would be symbolic of his presidency in so many ways.
Looks like big Mike’s thingy.
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