Brandon Johnson
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And again, there's no environmental study at the other site.
And then there's no...
Traffic study.
They have owned this property for three years.
No traffic study.
Guess who else has not seen a traffic study?
The mayor of Rolling Meadows.
The mayor of Palatine.
The type of infrastructure that you would need to be able to handle the mass amount of people who would come to enjoy a game.
The conservative $850 million that is being discussed for the other site in the suburbs...
That is not only woefully an underestimated amount, it's still more than the amount that we would need to improve the museum campus.
It's the only plan that exists right now.
And so let me just make sure we clarify.
The ISFA, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, the 2% hotel tax that...
generates revenue for this particular function would not just be a revenue stream for the Bears.
Our Chicago Stars want to play in Chicago.
Any of our sports franchises could benefit from this particular revenue stream because that's the only thing that it can do.
Now, if it could do something else, we would be having a much different discussion.
And as far as the infrastructure needs for
of the museum campus, those infrastructure needs predate me.