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I'm a newbie here...hope this is in the right forum. I've heard rumors about the effects of the 2016 Olympics on DuSable and Monroe Harbors here if Chicago is awarded the 2016 summer games.
One is that at the end of this season both harbors will be closed so the walls, etc., can be demolished and re-built to be a rowing venue for the games. I don't know what plans, if any, are in place for the some 1100 boats that would be displaced from both harbors if they close. It's hard to believe though that the city would simply pass up the revenue from all the boats in both places for the next six years.
On the other hand, I've heard that the Olympic committee isn't keen on the lakefront location because of the winds off the lake there.
Has anybody heard anything else about it?
One is that at the end of this season both harbors will be closed so the walls, etc., can be demolished and re-built to be a rowing venue for the games. I don't know what plans, if any, are in place for the some 1100 boats that would be displaced from both harbors if they close. It's hard to believe though that the city would simply pass up the revenue from all the boats in both places for the next six years.
On the other hand, I've heard that the Olympic committee isn't keen on the lakefront location because of the winds off the lake there.
Has anybody heard anything else about it?