Obama Presidential Center Construction Delayed Until Next Year

on May 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 03: Former President Barack Obama points out features of the proposed Obama Presidential Center, which is scheduled to be built in nearby Jackson Park, during a gathering at the South Shore Cultura... CHICAGO, IL - MAY 03: Former President Barack Obama points out features of the proposed Obama Presidential Center, which is scheduled to be built in nearby Jackson Park, during a gathering at the South Shore Cultural Center on May 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Presidential Center design envisions three buildings, a museum, library and forum. Obama was accompanied at the event by his wife Michelle who was making her first trip back to Chicago since leaving the White House in January. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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CHICAGO (AP) — Groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be delayed until next year because of a delay in the federal review process.

Construction on former President Barack Obama’s center was to start this year. However, the Obama Foundation says it now plans to break ground for the half-billion-dollar project sometime in 2019.

Before the presidential center can be built, the federal government will review its impact on Jackson Park. The park on the city’s South Side is on the National Register of Historic Places. The project’s environmental effects will also be analyzed. Any adverse effects must be resolved before construction is allowed.

The Obama Presidential Center is expected to have three buildings containing a museum, meeting rooms, an athletic center and a public library branch.

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  1. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    I thought that federal environmental review was so last administration.

  2. “because of a delay in the federal review process”

    Big surprise. How much you want to bet we hear about further delays by Trump’s administration next time groundbreaking is supposed to be imminent?

  3. Good to see the environmentalists in the Trump administration finally putting forth some effort.

  4. Groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be delayed until next year because of a delay in the federal review process.

    Just as the Soviet Union erased the existence of purged individuals, it seems that Trump is trying to wipe out any evidence of the Obama administration.

  5. Wait a minute…trump’s badministration might not approve???

    No! I’m shocked…shocked…cue Inspector Renault…

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