Posted on 10/02/2004 12:10:53 AM PDT by endthematrix
FAA is taking legal action against the City of Chicago for its surprise closure of Meigs Field in March 2003, the agency said Friday. FAA is proposing a $33,000 civil penalty against the city for violating the 30-day notice period for the closure (DAILY, April 1, 2003). The agency will separately investigate whether the city improperly diverted $1.5 million in restricted airport revenues to pay for demolishing the Meigs runway. -AS
the fine should be more.
Unfortunately the king of chicago (daley) won't have to pay any of this himself.
A rediculously insufficient punishment for a destructive and arrogant abuse of power.
What I'd like would be for the FAA to "agree" with the mayor that Chicago's airport capacity is adequate and thus doesn't need to be expanded.
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