Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Crystal Lake Council Approves Main Street TIF Without Dissent
As I entered city hall shortly before 7:30 PM, the nearby train crossing gates were down. The bell was ringing.
The Metra train was on the track. It had just left the station.
At 8:53, three motions were made within two minutes and the Main Street TIF train went speeding 23 years into the future, with all seven cylinders pumping mightily. It reminded me of the train scenes in “Back to the Future, Part III.”
It was like watching all the council members singing “Kum Bi Ya” around a campfire. The happy campers were toasting taxpayers, no, I mean, marshmallows.
Tent leader Aaron Shepley said the marshmallows wouldn’t get even the tiniest bit brown. Other campers admitted that they would get a little bit brown, but after the S’moors were eaten, even the marshmallows' grandchildren would be happy.
Read what the Mayor and Council members said here.
The Metra train was on the track. It had just left the station.
At 8:53, three motions were made within two minutes and the Main Street TIF train went speeding 23 years into the future, with all seven cylinders pumping mightily. It reminded me of the train scenes in “Back to the Future, Part III.”
It was like watching all the council members singing “Kum Bi Ya” around a campfire. The happy campers were toasting taxpayers, no, I mean, marshmallows.
Tent leader Aaron Shepley said the marshmallows wouldn’t get even the tiniest bit brown. Other campers admitted that they would get a little bit brown, but after the S’moors were eaten, even the marshmallows' grandchildren would be happy.
Read what the Mayor and Council members said here.
