Western Waterfront Trail segment halted indefinitely

Why not just take it with eminent domain as they would with a reluctant private citizen?

We attended a Parks & Rec meeting at the Goodfellowship Club in Morgan Park a while back now., to discuss the expansion of The Western Waterfront Trail and recreational plans after the completion of the steel plant “clean up”. Two representatives from the department described at the beginning of the meeting, the specs of the existing trail. Three and a half miles long, 8 feet wide and then joked that it was not as wide in areas due to overgrowth of the trail and mentioned damage from the 2012 floods that had not been repaired. The topic of the meeting was plans for the continuation of the trail for an additional 10-13 miles., their description was concerning. We approached the Parks & Rec spokeswomen after the meeting and asked if she could answer a question, she said sure. “ If the city can’t take care of a 3 1/2 mile trail, how are they going to upkeep a potential 13 mile trail?” She stopped and thought for a moment and said, “ That’s a good question.”
That’s what’s going on here. Waste of time, waste of city resources.