Meter Deal Continues to Explode
Playing the tough guy protecting taxpayers’ money, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday accused the company that’s leasing Chicago parking meters of failing to document a $14 million bill for parking spaces taken out of service by the city.
On the day the Chicago Sun-Times disclosed the latest dispute between City Hall and Chicago Parking Meters LLC, the mayor sounded a bit like Clint Eastwood playing Harry Callahan as he explained his refusal to pay the bill.
“Just because you send a bill, I’m not gonna ask taxpayers to pay it. There’s a new day here. I don’t know who they think they’re dealing with,” he said.
Silly corporate people, thinking the city would actually live up to a signed contract that was shoved through the city council, ratified by a near (?) unanimous vote and signed by the city executive....kind of like labor contracts.
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
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are the parking meters for the children?
yeah well how much is the NATO nonsense going to cost the city taxpayer for the street closures of most of downtown......
I guess they'll be asking for another 14 million.
Does this mean that the Daley's will have to give their bribe money back?
Let see the Lawyers will make a fortune and the city will pay the bill for all of it
"The only people getting rich here appear to be the lawyers."
And the taxpayers will never know the half of it; under the agreement these beefs go to private arbitration.
Win or lose, the taxpayer loses.
Also note that former Mayor Daley, his former Corporation Council, and two of his top aides, are all on the payroll of the law firm that put this corrupt deal together. Daley's former spokesperson Avis Lavelle is now the spokesperson for Chicago Parking Meters LLC. Must be some kind of coincidence. Fucking lying thieving bastards.
Slow down Knight in Shinning Armor Racoon! Aren't you the same little bastard who is giving us the Speed Zone Cameras? Yes you are! Your little corrupt program is no better than the parking deal from LLC. Good act Mr. Racoon but it doesn't work.
He made noise then when thing quiet down the city will pay 80%.
And Daley's law firm put the deal together and might be collecting the debt. Thanks to the Daley Crime Family.
Good for Rahm! I like this tactic of handling this legal extortion company. Good job Rahm! This whole parking deal stinks.
While the City Council had this deal shoved down their throats overnight and were berated by Daley to approve it right away, make no mistake about THIS... the evil frickin lawyers who crafted this deal had plenty of time to put it together and lock it up airtight!
I have a better idea on how to play Hard Ball. Since parking on the streets is city property. Why not tell the company and citizens that we will not enforce parking requirements for no Pay or Expired meters unless they want to retalk about the contract. They cant make us enforce tickets on public property and if people dont pay. Well Tough Shit.
Is Raccoon's master debater plan to use speed camera $$$ pay for all the meter fines?
That's funny, the city can send the car owner a ticket for another persons driving, they can put speed cameras up for the "children", they can make you pay $100 for being 5 min late on a meter, but they whine and stomp their feet when they get a bill they all signed off on.
Playing the tough guy protecting taxpayers’ money, Mayor Rahm Emanuel
AAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHA
OOOOOOO HAHAHAHAHA
Shit, I almost fell off the toilet!
The mayor cannot pretend to be tough. He's skinny and small. Trying to look tough makes him look as though he has "little mans syndrome".
Say What ????silly silly silly !!!
how could lil dick write up contract that didn't hold water ?
huh ? silly huh?
let's go to russia or china, no wait , gotta go speak to yale.
after i go to da bank ta cash my billion dollar pension check for this month
Tkae note speed camera people
you won't get paid
contracts in chicgao do not count
our pensions are so screwed,the city will be bankrupt because of daley and his rubber stamp aldermen!
So does this mean when we get an envelope with a bill for running a red light we can send it back empty? Or is that only for little tough guys who wore Tu Tus? I guess as with all dictatorships, right and wrrong is determined by the guy with the most power. Well watch out Rahm, because King Dick II is currently employed by the law firm that pulled this scam off in the first place.
The Daley legacy is be-smirched again! It just isn't fair to our shanks. Bwahahahahahahahahaha!
Daley and every one of the thieves who voted for this should be prosecuted.It was corrupt from the start.
when the flying angel from california and her mom and dad get that 100 million will rahmbo "dirty harry" up and tell the judge that we are not paying it.....
“Just because you send a bill, I’m not gonna ask taxpayers to pay it. There’s a new day here. I don’t know who they think they’re dealing with,” he said.
I suggest EVERYONE sends this to the city whenever ticketed, fined, and/or taxed!!!! Afterall, Rahm said it.
That ethic's statement everyone sign's is working real well in this city. GFY SEVERAL TIMES. The whole system is a JOKE.
Where the fuck are the Feds with these corrupt deals going down? Hey Fitzgerald.....your pal Daley should be indicted along with all of these other corrupt bastards. They are now profiting from this mess they put through the city council. What a fucking joke.
LAZ parking made over Eighty Million in revenue just last year from Chicago parking meters per Tribune investigation.
$80,000,000.....
Wow, those Aldermen and Daley Really need to go back to school and take an Accounting Course.
They sold out really cheap for one billion, LAZ will make that back in 12.5 years with the next 62.5 years as Icing on the Cake.
Think Dumb and keep voting for DumboCrats!
Also note that former Mayor Daley, his former Corporation Council, and two of his top aides, are all on the payroll of the law firm that put this corrupt deal together. Daley's former spokesperson Avis Lavelle is now the spokesperson for Chicago Parking Meters LLC. Must be some kind of coincidence. Fucking lying thieving bastards.
5/05/2012 01:05:00 AM
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Does RICO cover this kind of conspiracy and collusion?
Good for Rahm! I like this tactic of handling this legal extortion company. Good job Rahm! Thiswhole parking deal stinks.
5/05/2012 06:08:00 AM
What are sucking his sack? I'll bet you voted for this jag too. Go back in your hole asshole.
He's already trying to chip away the 14mil the city owes, it cost 5 bucks to Park @ Run to Remember. Probably cost $10 to park @ St.Judes
Hey Rahm,! Pay the 14 million and shut your piehole.
Anonymous said...
Playing the tough guy protecting taxpayers’ money, Mayor Rahm Emanuel
It's ALWAYS ON OUR DIME !
ahh the elite, gotta luv em
Dirty Harry wasn't a nine fingered midget.
These pussy so called reporters are the worst.
"our pensions are so screwed,the city will be bankrupt because of daley and his rubber stamp aldermen!"
It's Daley's Legacy!
"...Daley, his former Corporation Council, and two of his top aides, are all on the payroll of the law firm that put this corrupt deal together. Daley's former spokesperson Avis Lavelle is now the spokesperson for Chicago Parking Meters LLC."
This isn't a city ethics violation?
If it isn't, it certainly should be. The city's ethics ordinance needs "reform."
At the very least, Daley & company should have seen this as appearing inappropriate, and shouldn't have done it.
OK all you real/imagined lawyers out there, here's a question for you:
If he can't or won't be criminally charged, can't he be held civilly liable? The burden of proof is much less and surely a "reasonable man" could have foreseen upcoming problems with his handling of the pension funds, the potential problems with the parking meter deal and the sale of the Skyway.
Daley's malfeasance has ruined this city, leaving the taxpayers on the hook. All the while he gets a bodyguards/valets, a city car with city gas and an artificially pumped-up pension where he'll make more NOT working than most of the taxpayers will make while working.
He and the fifty idiots need to be held accountable, if for no other reason that future elected officials try these same stunts.
That's not exactly what he said.
"...and I'm not paying for...ah, uh, er...the people of this city aren't paying the bill"
Don't give this arrogant fucking piece of shit any credit! He thinks he owns this city!
I gotta say I agree with Rahm on this one. A big fuck you to this deal made by the former thief we call daley. Where are you FBI? oh thats right, you're in Richie's pocket, I forgot. Lets see Rahm if you can be fair with us during contract negotiations, not asking for the world, just be fair. BTW - thanks for showing up at our St. Jude walk. You did something the former mayor never did.
I have a better idea on how to play Hard Ball. Since parking on the streets is city property. Why not tell the company and citizens that we will not enforce parking requirements for no Pay or Expired meters unless they want to retalk about the contract. They cant make us enforce tickets on public property and if people dont pay. Well Tough Shit.
5/05/2012 07:23:00 AM
LAZ parking writes tickets on the public way. Citations are no dependent on the CPD.
All the same staff that worked on the meter deal for Daley still work for Rahm.
Lois Scott is doing a fine job of eroding public employees future, yet she benefitted from all the privatization. It is her lobbying firms business.
I would have faith that CHICAGO citizens are actually fed up with POLITICS as usual WHEN they vote someone other than a CHICAGO THUG into office..just the city workers alone should be enough to put someone in office in the city that REALLY wants to promote freedom of everyday citizens and back up those that serve and protect.. after all that is the reason that city worker have to live in the city .. to bring in the votes for the corrupt .. inept Politicians..
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