It seems that Milwaukee and Chicago have some development issues in common by Sura, January 27
Let’s just say that Milwaukee has some overzealous developers. Especially in the 3rd District.
I’m proud to be the candidate these developers worry about. They know I can’t be bought off. (Please see what kind of development I will work for here.)
Watch the video on this page
or read the story:
The Chicago Tribune did an investigation of development and zoning in Chicago, and found an amazing 5,700 zoning changes approved by the City Council over the last 10 years, with only 15 zoning requests denied. ½ of them were concentrated in 1/5 of the city.
“It’s a city where the council rubber stamps aldermen’s wishes.”
Developers “pay for play,” getting zoning variances by giving campaign contributions, like developer Cornel Moldoveanu,* who donated $250 to the campaign fund for Ald. Rey Colon* after Colon introduced an ordinance to change the zoning on a property Moldoveanu developed. Millions of dollars in donations to aldermen have “remade the face of neighborhoods, changing the feel of the streets where people live and work.”
Money trumps the public planning process, and zoning changes are decided long before being discussed publicly.
* Feel free to comment on Milwaukee developers who have donated to Alderman’s campaign accounts.
27 Jan 2008 | 9:36 pm | Development, 3rd District
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