A visitor to the campfire brought more Thomas McDermott Jr cheer.
Here I am, minding my own business having a cup of chai tea, the kind imported from southeast asia, as some city council persons like to call it CHIA tea. Warming my hands over the embers of the campfire and my peace and serenity is compromised, from the edge of the campfire's glow, out comes a unsuspecting familiar face.
Well, the campfire guest was as clear as a bell, one of the McDermott clan would have a percentage of a new restaurant coming to the area.
I ask is it the Oxbo wing deal.... the visitor, just smiles.
Would that restaurant be funded by an $820,000 bond the city of hammond taxpayers would pay for? Would a McDermott be a franchizeee, a minority owner?
The visitor didn't answer, they kept sipping on the Chai Tea and continued to smile. Now I'm not sure what that meant.
Now I would hope, the McDermott boys wouldn't be so bold as making Hammond residents pay for their endeavors, but then take a look at how McDermott's mis spent some of Hammond money.
Cruse floats; $250,000 of missing parking fees from the Festival of the Lakes; $400,000 reportedly given to the brother of one of Tom's legal eagles reported build two homes in Hammond; ...and then back a few years ago, a couple of Tom's closest legal friends got money to do some legal work, with out a contract...it got special mention in a SBA; and then lets not forget the $300,000 open ended, no frills grant a local non for profit got from Hammond and who wound up with a job at the very same non for profit? Yep a McDermott. Hell that got Special mention in a SBA.
So as to the story of a McDermott getting a % interest in a restaurateur to be build in the region?
No wonder Matt showed up all of a sudden, defending a bond to fund construction of a restaurant, I'm starting to think Matt's is Tom McDermott himself!Just like Tom's motto, he'll never stop fighting for Hammond, as long as he gets to screw the taxpayers!
$1.3 million in tax liens.
I wonder if he paid any of this off...?