[Shop-talk] Some entertainment for a winter's day

[Bob Spidell]

If true--I still recall some shenanigans, but have no source--then I 
stand corrected. The City of San Jose--memory vague--took substantial 
funds from the FAA to keep RHV open as a reliever/emergency strip then 
turned around and tried to shut it down (well, the developers who had a 
hard-on for the land did). People buy/build homes near raceways, 
airports etc. at reduced prices fully intending to start filing lawsuits 
as soon as they move in. If you're a big fan of Zoe Lofgren, still in 
Congress AFAIK, she made her name crusading against RHV; fortunately, 
she went on to bigger and better things.

Sounds like you're not a pilot; pilots take airport closures--any of 
them--personal.

bs


On 1/24/2024 3:35 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
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>> On Jan 24, 2024, at 11:46, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>  I think the lawsuit might be real, but Hagerty is torching the people behind it. Same shit happens near airports; most notably Reid-Hillview in the Bay Area. The mayor of Chicago at the time--I think he had Mafia connections--had Meigs Field torn up overnight, illegally, but was never held accountable. I'm waiting for someone in Daly City to file a lawsuit to shut down SFO.
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> The city was fined for not filling the appropriate notice to airmen.  Beyond that, there wasn’t anything criminal about it. The city owns the property, and can do what it likes with it. Worst case someone had some civil claims against the city for violating a lease or other contract, but again that’s not criminal.  I am no fan of Daley, but he was right on that.
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> Meigs was ugly, loud, and not used by Chicagoans. It was a subsidized private airport, used exclusively by private planes.  The current use as a park and concert venue is much better, and enjoyed by vastly more people.
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