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Old Posted Jul 11, 2006, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Chi_Coruscant
Millennium-Art Institute bridge gets public airing

A minority opinion came from downtown resident Greg Reid, who lives in the nearby Harbor Point Condominiums, which overlooks the park. Reid said he was concerned about the bridge's potential to obstruct views of and from the lake, and about the broader issue of overcrowding and noise in the vicinity of the park.

"A lot of people do live here in the neighborhood," he said. "I don't want to turn Grant Park into Navy Pier, where people come down to party all the time."
You could hear the "but" in this guy's speach long before he said it.

Bridge to Art Museum = Ferris Wheel?
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