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Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller
If we, the people, should be upset with anyone, it should be the person(s) that offered him that plot of land. The Mayor and Park District are charged with protecting the peoples interest.
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i think its possible to take issue with both. yes, its gross that public parkland time and time again gets offered up as a freebie bargaining chip to people in positions of power by our elected politicians. that said, obama didnt "have" to take the offer either. he of all people should understand how sensitive this issue is. and certainly he could just as easily have decided to build something transformative that was woven into the urban fabric, without requiring a single square acre of parkland. hell, he could have built an entirely new world class park if he wanted to on abandoned or neglected land. but he didnt.