PRICELESS!
Federal Lawsuit Filed To Stop The Obama Presidential Center They Tried To Hide Everything!
We are now getting reports that a Chicago nonprofit organization has filed a federal
lawsuit, this week in an attempt to put a stop to the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson
Park.
And best of all, the lawsuit alleges that organizers of this center are involved in
a "bait and switch" operation, by shifting the purpose of the center away from being
a presidential library.
The Chicago Tribune reported that the deal was expected to involve the Park District
selling the land, at a nominal price along with the city entering into a long-term lease
with the Obama Foundation.
But according to this lawsuit, such a transaction would violate state law by legitimizing an
illegal land grab.
The Obamas are accused by the plaintiffs of changing the original plans for the Jackson
Park site, which was supposed to be home to a national presidential library, which would
house historic documents and archives from President Obama's presidency, under the
supervision of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Yesterday the city, of course, released a statement regarding the lawsuit saying it
would thwart economic progress on Chicago's South Side.
"The Obama Presidential Center is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest hundreds of millions
of dollars, that will create good jobs on the South Side, bring our communities together
and honor the legacy of Chicago's favorite son and daughter.
While some choose to stand in the way of progress for the South Side, we are focused on making
progress in every community in Chicago,"
Juanita Irizarry, executive director of Friends of the Parks released a statement of their
own.
"Friends of the Parks has always said that we welcome the Obama Presidential Center to
Chicago's South Side, but disagree with the choice to locate it on public parkland
rather, than vacant land across the street from Washington Park.
While we are not involved with this lawsuit in any way, it is an indication of the fact
the Friends of the Parks is not alone, in our concern about Chicago's parks being
seen as sites for real estate development."
The Chicago Planning Commission is scheduled to meet this Thursday, in order to discuss
changes to the boundaries of the Obama Presidential Center.
As well as the long-term grounds lease for the Obama Foundation.
The 19 acre center is set to open in 2021.
I'm guessing that by the way President Trump is erasing each and every one of Obama's
so-called "accomplishments" they must be desperate to make the "Obama Center"
stand out.
Just like Obama, all show and no substance.
Let's wait and see how long it takes the powers that be to start calling this lawsuit
"racist."
Here is more on this via The Chicago Tribune:
A federal lawsuit filed by a Chicago nonprofit in an attempt to block the Obama Presidential
Center from being built in Jackson Park accuses organizers of pulling an "institutional
bait and switch" by shifting the center's purpose away from being a true presidential
library.
Protect Our Parks Inc. also claims in its lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District
Court on Monday, that the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago don't have the authority
to transfer public parkland to nongovernmental entity such as the Obama Foundation.
It has long been expected that the Park District would sell the land to the city for a nominal
amount and the city would enter into a long-term lease with the Obama Foundation.
The lawsuit, which also names three Chicago-area residents as plaintiffs, argues that such
a maneuver would violate state law and represents "a short con shell game, a corrupt scheme
to deceive and seemingly legitimize an illegal land grab."
"The City and Park District clearly realize and fully understand that this established
law precludes the Park District from arbitrarily transferring possession, use and control of
this dedicated 'open, clear and free' public parkland in Jackson Park to a private
nongovernmental … entity's self-determined use," the complaint says.
The plaintiffs accuse the Obamas of committing an about-face on original plans for the Jackson
Park site to be home to a national presidential library that would hold historic documents
and archives from Barack Obama's presidency under the National Archives and Records Administration's
supervision.
In a statement released Monday, the city framed the lawsuit as a roadblock to economic progress
for the South Side.
"The Obama Presidential Center is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest hundreds of millions
of dollars that will create good jobs on the South Side, bring our communities together
and honor the legacy of Chicago's favorite son and daughter.
While some choose to stand in the way of progress for the South Side, we are focused on making
progress in every community in Chicago," the statement read.
Protect Our Parks is not as well known as Chicago-based Friends of the Parks, which
filed a federal lawsuit as part of a successful effort to block a proposal to put the Lucas
Museum of Narrative Art along the lakefront south of Soldier Field.
Friends of the Parks has opted against taking action against the Obama center for legal
and financial reasons, but also because of the political challenge of taking on Obama
in the town where he built his career.
"Friends of the Parks has always said that we welcome the Obama Presidential Center to
Chicago's South Side but disagree with the choice to locate it on public parkland rather
than vacant land across the street from Washington Park," Juanita Irizarry, executive director
of Friends of the Parks, said in a statement Monday.
"While we are not involved with this lawsuit in any way, it is an indication of the fact
the Friends of the Parks is not alone in our concern about Chicago's parks being seen
as sites for real estate development."
The litigation comes ahead of a Thursday Chicago Plan Commission meeting to discuss modifications
to the boundaries of the Obama Presidential Center, in addition to the long-term grounds
lease for the Obama Foundation to begin construction.
The center, which has been slated for a 19-acre plot on the western edge of Jackson Park,
is expected to open in 2021."
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