[nomarandlee]

Just a thought here.....Does anyone know who the boulevard system comes under control of? Is that considered city property or park district property?

I wonder if the Obama's would want to have full control of the section of the boulevard that runs down Garfield Blvd. into the park. Because with a "campus like setting" probably spanning both sides of Garfield boulevard they may very well want to have control over the landscaping of and utilization of the boulevard itself.

Or maybe they want to have some guarantee of ownership and control of the outer western edge of Washington Park and Garfield Blvd. so that in the future if the park district ever were to let the park fall into a state of neglect or disrepair the library wouldn't be affected. I just can't imagine them wanting to fight to build a major piece on the park itself.