The Hinton School of Creative Negotiations.
Mayor Ardis says “we agreed to disagree”. I think what he wanted to say was “we can go back and forth and back and forth, but ultimately Ken Hinton is going to built at the park site no-matter. It’s futile and I’m sick of playing these silly games.”
I’m waiting for Mr. Hinton to come out and say “well, we tried to negotiate, but the city didn’t want to work with us, so we had no choice except to built at the original site.”
Mr. Hinton wanted the park. Mr. Hinton got the park. Period. Game over.
September 23rd, 2006 at 1:22 pm
Peoria Mayor William M. Allen, Board member trustee, at dedication said: “In the name of God I accept this park on behalf of the people of the Park District, to be used by them forever as a park.”
This was during the dedication of Glen Oak Park in 1896.
September 26th, 2006 at 11:47 am
The city still has to vacate streets… it ain’t over.