While taking issue with the village board’s decision to pursue an eminent domain case against the U.S. Bank facility at Austin and Madison, Marc Stopeck’s Feb. 11 editorial cartoon [Shrubtown] seems to depict Village President Vicki Scaman as flighty. In short, he depicts the village’s attempt to force U.S. Bank to the bargaining table on the price overlooks the current services provided by the bank, including payment of property taxes. Taking a further swipe at Vicki in a sidebar to the cartoon, Stopeck opines that the vacant lot at Austin and Roosevelt could be a better choice.
Perhaps he should page through earlier issues of Wednesday Journal to learn that, nearly two years ago, the Village Board approved a special use permit for the construction of a car wash at that location.
Then Marc could conjure up another cartoon asking the developers, why construction is taking so long.
Chris Donovan
Oak Park