An editorial from Bob O'Neill

Why is it that every time Bob O'Neill tries to come out on the offensive, he instead ends up sounding very defensive?

An editorial from Mr. O'Neill.

"I have been working on improving Grant Park for 20 years and when I started, it was open, clear, free and dilapidated. Where were all of the open, clear and free advocates, the purists, then? This cherished land was almost written off and where were they?__Where are they now as we get more and more green space and more trees planted in the downtown lakefront and the creation of hundreds of acres of new green space?"

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/chi-1117letters1_briefs0nov17,0,3277153.story

Yes and then it looks like he wrote it in about 5 minutes.

This and the meeting last week reminds me of Lynn Becker's characterization of Bob O'Neill and GPAC in The Reader earlier this year.

Chicago Reader | Architecture | Why is the Grant Park Advisory Council so eager to let the Chicago Children's Museum move in? By Lynn Becker (http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/architecture/070914/)

"...the way [O'Neill] runs the advisory council’s public meetings is a throwback to a time when most community organizations were little more than appendages of the Democratic machine. His sessions are stacked decks masquerading as public forums. They derail effective dissent."

The URL for the Bob O'Neill article changed slightly, I have modified your link above.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/chi-1117letters1_briefs0nov17,0,3277153.story

What have you done to improve Grant Park? Talk is easy - action takes work and dedication.

Why is it that every time Bob O'Neill tries to come out on the offensive, he instead ends up sounding very defensive?

An editorial from Mr. O'Neill.

"I have been working on improving Grant Park for 20 years and when I started, it was open, clear, free and dilapidated. Where were all of the open, clear and free advocates, the purists, then? This cherished land was almost written off and where were they?__Where are they now as we get more and more green space and more trees planted in the downtown lakefront and the creation of hundreds of acres of new green space?"

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/chi-1117letters1_briefs0nov17,0,3277153.story