In new news......
Seems like the Ricketts just can't deal with getting only 99% of what they ask for and so have to keep pushing until they get another victory.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,7192731.story
Patio over Sheffield now in Wrigley mix
Would help maintain rooftop views
...........Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts wants a guarantee the rooftop owners won't sue, while the rooftop clubs are seeking to ensure their lucrative views into the ballpark don't get blocked.
One idea being floated as a way to break the impasse involves extending the stadium's exterior right-field wall back 8 more feet and building a patio that would stretch above Sheffield Avenue. The configuration would take out a lane of parking on the east side of the street and shut out some daylight.
That configuration would allow the Cubs to move a planned 650-square-foot illuminated script sign back to the rear of the patio deck, maintaining the current views from the right-field rooftops. Such a move could go a ways toward avoiding a lawsuit.
The patio also would provide a spot for the Cubs to stage additional moneymaking events, both during games and on nongame days. The team could treat the patio deck as a trade-off for agreeing not to put a pedestrian bridge with advertising over Clark Street to link a new hotel to the proposed office-retail complex on the triangle property next to the ballpark.............
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The Cubs want to be compensated for not having a bridge over Clark St? So if they had made ten more demands then they already did that had to be rejected they would come back with ten other new demands to be compensated for having their first ten bad ideas rejected? A great way to bargain if it can work for ya. Seems it can for the Cubs unfortunately.
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