So, the Village of Cary is prepared (again) to roll over and give Meyer/Lafarge what they want, in spite of previous agreements and permits.
As you know, Meyer was supposed to give over the land in June 2018. They did not. Now, 13 months later, a new deal has been made with Meyer (how many has it been?) This new deal is really good for Meyer (again).
1. Meyer retains future mining rights on the land. Yep. (Although the new deal says that mining needs to be below surface and from an adjacent property, this agreement and the others show that anything can change. Maybe a few years down the line we’ll have a dredge again. Yeah!)
2. The Village will waive fees and fines. The fact is, Meyer should have been paying fines for not turning over the property on time. Now, they won’t have to.
In return, Meyer is donating 6 additional acres of land that borders Fox Trails and the new parking lot. Although Cary will own the land, we must remember that that land is still within the Village of Algonquin.
Another steam rolling by Meyer. And the Village will no doubt accept it.
And claim victory.
Click here to read the deal.
3 comments:
That sounds about right. I already got the FOIA requestcon that property. I am not shocked at all that they would sell out Cary. All I can say is people had their chance to elect people during the last election and instead that chose the people we knew would sell out Cary.
Wish I could feel bad about it but just going to say "I told you so". Enjoy your future mining in your back yards residents of Fox Trails.
I agree with the prior poster. When Jim lost, I knew the battle was lost on the park and mining. As soon as Kownick and his proponents took control of the board, it was not a matter of _IF_ Meyer would get what they wanted, but a matter of _WHEN_ Meyer would get what they wanted. I wonder how much of a kickback is going on under the table?
I kind of feel bad for the people of Fox Trails and other residents of Cary. It doesn't surprise me at all with the caliber of the board.
Might as well start using it as is. About as good as that is going to get for people.
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