KCRag Forum

Almost all of the consultants I have worked with say what you pay them to say. Just being a realist here. True, an arena next to the convention center would be utilized seldom with a convention but it would be useful to have. Who knows, although it was a done deal that the FFA was going to leave KC,...

You need to take a few urban planning classes Mr. Knowledge. There is a reason you don't want multiple large scale, yet sporadically used buildings all connected together. It creates vast dead space and leave no room nor support for retail and other street life. We need street life Downtown and hav...

Kaufmann will be 40 years old & will need major infrastructure work by 2014. New seating, escalators, parking lot repairs, completely new wiring technology, multimedia equipment throughout including new big screen and other amenities that technology will bring in 10 years. It is stupidity to sp...

But the focus on this is not the convention center, it is downtown. Where do you think the Convention Center is? Besides, having it next to the Convention Center will give the arena a better chance to succeed with the additional usage it will receive. Having it a few blocks east will not help the a...

13th and Grand would not be a good location to support the Convention Center. Too far. Have you ever been to a convention? Yes, big conventions have a lot of walking but when you go from general session to individual meetings, or even lunch and dinner, then the walk would be too time consuming. And ...

So you would rather spend $350,000,000 (plus interest) instead of $150,000,000 plus interest. Where would the extra $200,000,000 plus the additional interest cost come from? The Royals organization still is content where they are. Besides, the cost of the new stadium should be in excess of $350,000,...

It makes no sense to build a small stadium. The Royals want to draw at least 2,000,000 a year. Divide that by 81 homes games and that is an average of 24,691 per game. That means many games with attendance of 30,000 and even more. Besides, the cost savings of building a small seating stadium would n...

If you look at KCDEVIN's map 14th Street between Baltimore and Wyandotte would be the best place to build an arena if a new arena is built downtown. That way not only can it be a arena for standalone events but could supplement the Convention Center. It could be used for general sessions, additional...

No small arena (less than 10,000 seats) would complete with either Kemper or a new downtown arena. They would be geared to different events. Much like the Overland Park Convention Center does not really hinder the operation of Bartle Hall. True, some events may go to the smaller place but overall th...

I couldn't agree more with the Jayhawk (I'll forgive him for being a KU fan - good luck in the NCAA). This is an area wide responsiblity along with the Royals and Chiefs. All of the cities mentioned in a previous note concerning new arenas in the midwest have something that Kansas City, Missouri doe...

So are you insulting me because maybe I do know more than you? Are are you just frustrated? Wasn't trying to insult you. I guess frustration would be a good term. People that never offer solutions and just shoot holes in everything frustrate me. It's not like that was a real budget for the arena, j...

hate to be so negative because for many reasons Kemper is outdated and at the wrong location but the issue is very complicated and much of the discussion in this area and in the Star simplifies the situation. I am negative since the City has many financial needs that probably should be fixed before...

I'm done with akp.....nothing but excuses...no solutions. He/she may say they aren't trying to just be negative but we can all see through it. My guess is they don't know how half the things they are talking about are financed. Nowhere has rental car taxes been talked about for the convention cente...

It is not guaranteed that an arena that is privately managed will break even. There are many that are not. In fact no contracts will guarantee a break-even situation. Even if there is an operating profit what about debt service? I hate to be so negative because for many reasons Kemper is outdated an...

With regards to the ticket surcharge it is just like the current User Fee charged and collected at Kemper and the Convention Center. It is used to pay for debt service for bonds issued to pay for improvements. Which brings another issue that has to be dealt with. If an arena is built downtown and ma...

The car rental tax was to go to the Convention Center for operating purposes.
All taxes, before they are voted on locally, have to be approved by the State.

looking at some other arenas and how they were financed I found one thing very interesting. 2% ticket surcharge....why not throw 2% surcharge on all events? People that use it pay for it.... 3% rental car tax in Atlanta gave them $62M for their arena....I'd figure KC could get about $30-40M with th...

All this talk about naming rights for a new arena is crazy. Some of the latest economic reports concerning naming rights really discount the advertising advantage for the company paying the fees. Yes, naming rights provides some funds but in the long run the arena derives more income from suite rent...

St. Louis has its Convention Center and its dome connected and they compliment themselves quite well. KC would have the same with the arena and convention center, if an arena is built.

Kemper has outlived it's usefullness in most people's opinion. I'm not sure if Kemper has cost us concerts or not, I don't set them up. A new arena located around 13th & Grand would also greatly help the convention business in KC. 13th and Grand is not the correct location. If an arena is to be...