"Paul K. Dickman" wrote in message
news

WGN news had a report about finkl, seems thier south side neighbors
don't like them. The people near the plant are bitching about noise,
smells, vibration and broken promises.

It's a ****ing steel mill that makes huge forgings. Not sure what they
were expecting.

I'm glad they're still around though.

The impression i got was that the complaintents were looking to get some
$$$$$
from finkl. I am shure the chicago city planners had good reasons to
allow
the plant to be built at it's current location.

Best Regards
Tom.
Planners? Jeez Tom, you used to live here, when was the last time you saw
the city do any planning?
Finkl got bought out by a German firm and they threatened to leave, the
city let 'em do what ever they wanted and sweetened the deal with money
and land.

I am glad we kept the jobs, but at the new site, Finkl's buildings are
about 150-200 feet from the houses, that's a pretty small buffer zone for
drop forging. It's sparsely populated though and, if they have any sense,
they are buying people out as we speak.

From the city's stand point 200 feet from houses in Burnside was
preferable to 750 feet from yuppies in Lincoln Park.

Paul K. Dickman


Chicago city planning is immune from public input or opinion.

The city knew exactly what they were doing. Burnside residents do not have
the political or financial muscle to block the project.

The city will recoup money through higher property taxes they will collect
when the old finkl site is gentrified.

If Burnside residents become a problem a flock of city building inspectors
will descend upon them condeming thier homes declairing them as
unfit for human occupancy. Thier claims of damage will be used against
them.

Resistance is futile !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Regards
Tom.