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Just a few weeks ago, the Chicago Reader brought us the terrific and comprehensive look at Mayor Daley's controversial parking meter privatization plan. Now, the Reader's Mike Dumke brings word that several aldermen aren't too pleased with what was uncovered. According to Dumke, Ald. Joe Moore (49th) and four other aldermen are planning to introduce a resolution this week that will call for hearings to examine the process by which the agreement was made. Dumke points out that Moore and two other sponsors of the resolution - Ald. Ric Munoz (22nd) and Ald. Manny Flores (1st) - all voted for the deal initially. Moore told The Reader, “It’s a vote I’ve come to regret. I don’t know if we can overturn the agreement, but certainly we can shed light on the implementation of it, which has been abysmal. I think this was a consequence of the rush to get this through.”
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Great. I'm glad they decided to read this parking meter proposal carefully before they sign off on it and Daley turns control over to some private company and ...
Huh?...What?... They did? ... Already?... But they why are they...?....Yeah, but what's the point of...? Oh, nevermind.
So now they grow a pair?
I voted for it before I voted against it.
If anything it just goes to show that they aren't working for their constituents until they raise holy hell about something.
Call me cynical, but:
A) This hearing will do nothing, and Moore said as much,
B) Aldermen don't usually care when their constituents raise holy hell, so I wonder if:
C) The private parking meter corporation has been bitching that the aldermen won't get their kickbacks if they don't put a stop to the citywide vandalizing of parking meters. Easy solution? A useless hearing! They say "We wuz wrong, but shucks, now it's too late." And all those pesky voters/parkers will feel satisfied.