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Ald. Flores (left) and Ald. Waguespack (right)
According to the Reader's Mike Dumke:
To access TIF records currently, Waguespack said, aldermen, affected businesses, and other members of the public have to dig through hundreds of pages of council journals or send in Freedom of Information requests. He argued that there's no excuse for making the information more accessible. “The technology clearly exists,” he said. “This shouldn’t be an issue.”
Flores, 37, is the city’s youngest alderman, and sits on the City Council Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development. He says the increased transparency could save the city from another Republic Windows and Doors fiasco - the city lost $9.5 million in TIF benefits when the company abandoned the city in December - while bringing the city closer to a digitized future.
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Those two pictures side by side make it look like Ald. Waguespack is a giant.
"now backed by 22 council members"
where did you find this and how can we see the list?
Is there a listing of which aldermen have already signed on to support this proposal?
I heard this straight from Scott Waguespack; I'm gonna call over there and see if he has a formal list somewhere he'd be willing to share.
Kate
HEAR HEAR! Finally something progressive in this city that has nothing to do with banning livers.
Well, that's the last time I'll see a plow in my neighborhood. Thanks, Manny.
(Actually, this is awesome.)
Daley will get at least 26 alderman to oppose it!
Guaranteed!
He doesn't want us to see what happens with the TIFs, they're his private piggy bank & slush fund for the Olympics!
I'm afraid Scooter will be right. I want to see a list too. I'll be amazed if my Daley-appointed career alderman is for this. Anyone who opposes this is basically telling their constituents, "we want to divert hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes away from schools and parks and use it instead for alderman pet projects that fund private development and keep us beholden to our Daddy Daley ... and we don't want you to know any details."