PRICELESS! Federal Lawsuit Filed To Stop The Obama Presidential Center – They Tried To Hide Everything!
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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