Residents Seek Answers on Sports Complex Proposal
Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves unveiled $21 million project at village board meeting Monday night.
At the Jan. 28 Lemont Village Board meeting, Mayor Brian Reaves walked over to a pair of display easels and turned over two large posters that had been resting there since the meeting began. “Today, at this board meeting, we will take action on economic development,” Reaves said, as he unveiled renderings of a $21 million indoor/outdoor sports facility proposed for Lemont’s downtown area. Reaves projected the Lemont Sports Complex would bring 650,000 visitors to Lemont each year – attracting paying traveling teams and spectators from miles around. He also said the project is on a “fast track,” and he hoped to see ground broken for the facility sometime in March. Although the mayor’s announcement was heard by a handful of people in …
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Lemont Citizen
8:06 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Sounds about right. That's why some politicians aspire to that kind of work. They get a blank checkbook funded by unlimited taxpayer money. They get to spend it anyway they like. They get to set up mutually beneficial relationships with service providers. They don't even need to ask taxpayers or have a referendum to spend $21 million on a project we really don't need. Pretty nice work if you can … more ›