Only one minor glitch appeared on the horizon and that is that the FAA has not yet given their approval which is necessary since the Peru Airport was built using grant money. And if by a remote possibility they said no, than no concert and what about the tickets which will be sold by then.
This is so strange that the most important thing which is approval to use the airport was not absolutely done first. Whose job is that for approval, well common sense tells me that would be the job of the city.
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The other problem is that the airport is used as an emergency landing spot for smaller commercial jetliners that have a problem and cannot make it to Midway or O'Hare. Everytime the airport is closed, commercial airtraffic needs to be made aware of this.
A few questions: Will the City be reimbursed for any costs associated with the concert such as electrical usage, water, security, clean up, grounds repair, additional insurance, etc? Will the profit from liquor sales be included in the charity "proceeds" or does the entire amount go back to the owners personal checkbook? I don't mind not-for-profits hosting an event on public property, but I don't believe that is the case for these concerts in the past. Why is the coordinator no longer welcome north of LaSalle? If what I heard was true, she should not be misleading the public to think the entire funds raised by the concert go to charity.
Was it 2 or 3 years ago that tickets
Were sold and concert ended up being cancelled at
Sportsman club?? And it was rumored that no monies was
Refunded to ticket purchasers. There was something in the newspaper then about where the money went
If I remember correctly. However people were commenting that soon after that concert cancellation that the
Coordinator for the fundraiser/concert had some
Very, very nice professional landscaping done to their residence. This was what was being talked about around the community. The city of Peru should in no way incur any expenses from this concert. How was it
Overlooked that the FAA hasn't been involved, but a
Concert is scheduled at the airport? People are
Clueless, what does peru's city council do???
I highly doubt that the profits from the liquor sales is donated. I wonder what those profits are?? Probably alot. Although profits from liquor sales could be a
Tax write off. Does anybody really think that a person would coordinate an event of this magnitude and not make a profit of a substancial amount of money??for themselves. I wonder how many motel rooms
Are booked for people attending this event who are out of towners? Don't misunderstand me, charity events are
Wonderful, but are the people being mislead??
I actually have contributed to this event a
couple times. I have a gut feeling after reading the above blog, that the Genie is coming out of the bottle, or a cat is coming out of the bag. Do you think Aurora, ill., would have allowed an event to be planned at their airport without the approval of all parties(FAA) involved. Doesn't "F" stand for federal? Correct me if I'm wrong or possibly out of line.
Where did the violation letter regarding the circus originate? State or Federal? The cat should be clawing out of the bag... BTW do some googling and see if a local rep from Spring Valley name appears on State airport authority reports...no wonder Peru operates with Chicago politics! Frankie has been in the system too long
Peru would considered a charity for it's swimming pool. Are the profits going to Peru for it's pool fund from this concert? It should be since licenses ,'etc... Are from our
City! Maybe this yearly event should be held in the community in which the profits are supposedly donated. Having this concert with big name performers doesn't make people want to move to Peru, ask yourself, taxpayers, councilman/women , "what's Peru getting in return for this event being held in Peru?" Did the light bulb turn on?
5,000 tickets sold at $58 each is $290,000. At .50cents per ticket sold would go to the city of Peru. Would be $2,500. The minimum requirement as stated in tribune. What is the maximum amount of tickets that the city of Peru is going to be allowed to be sold? How much is Kid Rock getting paid? City of Peru, you cut yourself short. 50 cents per ticket, are you kidding me? Kid Rock today is like what woodstock was. Liquor sales will be through the roof also. I would venture to say that 10,000 tickets sold wouldn't be unreasonable. So, that would be only $5,000 to the city. Where is the accountant at
City Hall? Nobody spoke up and noticed this. $2,500 to the city is 43.10 people getting into the concert at
$58.00 per ticket...... What a deal!
What is a matter with you people? Someone sponsors a event which brings Kid Rock to Peru and donates the profits and you still are not happy. Did you ever think of the time spent to set this project up, the financial risk taken by the promoter and liabilities incurred and the expertise involved in making the connections to get Kid Rock to our area.
Most of you who are complaining are going to be the ones who will be ripping Peru for never having anything to do and have never donated in your stingy, narrow visioned lifetime. Good luck and thank you Merry Noonan.
City of Peru, spend a few bucks and rent a person counter
To be located at the entrance of this concert, that way you will possibly(??????) have a correct count and amount of money you are requesting to be paid! I wonder how this would turn out when all is said and done. How much is city
Charging for a liquor licenses at
This venue??? Who pays for the massive security that should be there? T-shirt sales ? Who get money? I'm not referring to Kid Rocks memobtilia. Thats separate! Glow sticks be sold? Those can sell for $3 a pop, and dont even costs $1 to buy. And Peru is getting
.50 on each ticket sale. I have a headache coming on. Just some ?'s.
What food vendor will be at this event? Where do profits go after costs? I don't feel that people are not against this event and fully understand the time
Required in organizing it. The question that many people are wondering is , "is all the profits from Everything going
To the charity in which this event was intended
For?". That's the bottom line!
Rumor has it, it cost you 3X more for KidRock than for Willie Nelson. Is this the only concert this year for a Cause?
A million dollars only for liability insurance! That is nothing unfortunately these days. After that the city is on the hook for any other liability! Remember the concert in Indiana last year when sugarland was set to play? A huge storm came through and the stage blew over killing several, injuring many.I don't think a million dollars would cover that type of catastrophe! The city is potentially setting themselves(taxpayers) up for major liability! It shouln't be allowed, so hopefully the FAA says NO!!!
5:40 I know for a fact that all the profits DO NOT go to any charity or organization. I believe that donation is generally in the $25,000 range regardless of profits.
How is the City attorney involved? Last year I believe Ms. Noonan had a zoning issue regarding Sycamore Lakes and the City attorney asked for a fill-in attorney. Was the conflict with Sycamore Lakes development or Ms. Noonan?Curious if the attorney who seems to "control" airport activity gave his approval and assurance.
Brian, the airport will not be closed for this event. It will remain fully operational and functional. The area being used for the concert is land that is not used for operations.
Chuck, if the land being used for the concert is land that is not used for operations where is it? Were is the parking going to be and who is going to receive the profits from this or is it included in the $58? Property owned by the city which has been rented out for a profit is not going to be utilized for the concert therefore losing this profit is it? What has been the advise of Peru,s insurance consultant in regards to the amount to be taken out for liability and how much is the liquor license going to cost? Being that this event is going to operate under a special event liquor license there should be no doubt if $25,000 will be enough of a donation since the city should have the rights to look at the financial books, or is the liquor license associated with a private business and being allowed to move for the night?.
After reading these blogs and what has been in the paper, my thoughts are: not only is this a charity event it is also a money maker event for person involved. ????? It really makes one ponder. How much is a one million dollar insurance policy for a one day event?? $500? $1,000? Or less?
.50 per ticket sold is like .01cent gumball! Peru is being stiffed! Charge $15 per vehicle to park (not unreasonable), monies to be donated to the Peru swimming pool fund. What charity is going to receive
SOME OF THE PROCEEDS from this event? The Peru swimming pool fund?? I would assume this concert was promoted to KId Rocks agent as being a charity event. I hope the answer is not "undetermined which charity."
The city could also have had contracts for
Vendor for a variety of food and
Charged each vendor for space! $250-$500, to be paid to recreation fund. Does anybody use common sense? This is a no brainer. Also, the city could have been in charge of liquor served and received all profits. There is still time to make provisions.
So the land is not owned by the City? Does the City own the land the airport is on or just the buildings? Is is a municipal airport in private land? What I am confused. "Boys" will you please explain to us taxpayers.
To annon: 7:10 April 10. Interesting, do u know where profits go? If all profits don't go to charity. Thank you. If you care to answer. Very curious in knowing.
????????????????????????? Hello, if
I owned a lucrative business such as a pizza parlor and
could coordinate it and had total control over it profits and promote it as a charity event, AND pad my personal pocket financially (possibly in a big way), I'd be a Fool not to do it. Which personally in my opinion very unetical thing to do. Where is integrity, honesty, etc?? If what is being blogged about this concert. We all know our birthdate, and we
Weren't born yesterday. Is Lou's pizza the only food vendor at this event?? , and at the past concerts? If so, wouldn't there be a RED flag there? Why not other food vendors there and percentage of their sales
Donated? WAKE UP CITY OF PERU, TAXPAYERS,
MAYOR HARL, COUNCIL MEN/WOMAN.
Excellent questions and examples given. These bloggers seem to have their heads on straight, why doesn't peru's city government? This is all COMMON
SENSE............ If peru's government was awake, they could have made concert with all or
Some profits going to our pool fund. Which in my opinion is on the back burner. Just because Peru has a YMCA with a indoor pool(alderman Pottoff oversees), it seems the
City isn't really caring about a new
Pool. City Hall, save money. Turn air-conditioning off this summer and see how everybody likes having it 90 degrees for council meetings. Put the electric bill savings of money into pool fund for not having a
Cool City Hall. Buy some $15 fans at Debo's to stay
Cool. How would that be?
As usual the Mayor and Council is asleep at the wheel waiting to hit an iceberg ! But as long as the Mayor gets his campaign contribution then he's satisfied !
Today's tribune that ticket sales for Charity concert (kid rock), can be purchased online with an$5 surcharge. Say 5,000 tickets sold online with $5 surcharge, that's $2,500 extra besides the $58 per ticket. Who pockets that? Also. Possibility that 15,000 tickets could be sold. Didn't someone from Illinois win over 200 million lottery winnings? Doesn't the lottery proceeds from all lotteries go towards schools?? Today's paper mentioned that possibly 2 schools will reap the profits from kid rock concert. Now, amazing 2 charity might benefit. Is this because of all the questions in regards to concert? PERU should benefit from this concert!!! PERU POOL FUND!!!!! Also, possibly Peru could have a
K-9 dog in parking lot for concert goers, and they should set up several road blocks and check for DWI's that I would assume generate some cash for the city. Having a concert in Peru such as Kid Rock is not going to make out of towners move here. How much is being paid to Kid Rock for his performance??? And yes, i love concerts, etc.... But I can't believe Peru isn't really benefitting from these concerts. Maybe LaSalle and
Peru Schools are the 2 schools who possibly might benefit from concert. I Guess It's Top Secret!
Why didn't the city of Peru stipulate that profits fr this concert go back into our city?? Peru's pool is a great example. These are our families and their children who could have fond memories of a outdoor swimming pool. These children are going to be taxpayers some day. Peru can keep spending on vehicles, etc.. But don't
Care about pool. The council could have stipulated where profits go, or take ur concert elsewhere.
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