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by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

DColeKC wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:37 pm If you don't see how this location can help reduce the overall costs of the project, I can't help you.
I understand that the surrounding development costs are lower but what about the construction cost of the stadium by itself?
by aknowledgeableperson
Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Talk about a monkey wrench thrown into the process. The Royals had what 5 sites that were narrowed down to two and now one of the five is added back in. This whole process looks more and more like a botched operation. It's what happens when there are a lot of moving parts. Glad there is a lot of th...
by aknowledgeableperson
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

The royals wanted to build a big ballpark district but this shrinks the size of the development needed as it sits in or near a pre-existing entertainment district. Wasn't the proposed entertainment district to be used to support the team? So if the team develops a smaller area wouldn't that affect ...
by aknowledgeableperson
Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:49 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Talk about a monkey wrench thrown into the process. The Royals had what 5 sites that were narrowed down to two and now one of the five is added back in.
This whole process looks more and more like a botched operation.
by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Nov 10, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: NBA to Kansas City
Replies: 375
Views: 140924

Re: NBA to Kansas City

Metro wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:10 pm People are still debating if KC will get a NBA team?
Has a potential ownership group come forward?
by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Nov 10, 2023 3:03 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

An article today mentioned it's going to cost slightly more to renovate the K. Explain to the taxpayer that spending the same money to renovate your old house in a bad neighborhood isn't smart when you can build new in a better neighborhood. Given that both stadiums were constructed at the same tim...
by aknowledgeableperson
Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

KCPowercat wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:16 am April 2023 and November 2022 had sales tax measures in Jackson county that both passed 68%.
That was before the reassessment fiasco.
by aknowledgeableperson
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:50 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

But one has to remember there are more voters living in JaCo outside of KC than in KC in JaCo. And I would think that those in JaCo outside of KC are the ones who need to be convinced of accepting a Royals move downtown. They, as a whole as I take it, like the stadium where it is at currently. As I ...
by aknowledgeableperson
Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Given how the JaCo use tax failed the approval of the sales tax extension for a downtown stadium could be questionable. Within KCMO portion of JaCo the yes vote was more for the tax. JaCo outside of KCMO the no vote overwhelmed the yes vote especially with the number of voters exceeding the number o...
by aknowledgeableperson
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: KC metro gaining as a major distribution hub
Replies: 153
Views: 119888

Re: KC metro gaining as a major distribution hub

People tend to forget that during the entire Reagan Administration interest rates ranged between the highest 16.63 percent and the lowest at 10.19 percent. https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/historical-mortgage-rates/ But you could buy a nice house for 75k not 575k Don't forget pay was much lower t...
by aknowledgeableperson
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:38 am
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: GO ROYALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 11174
Views: 1268053

Re: GO ROYALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MLB should not be playing the WS this late. NBA has started. NHL has started. NFL is in the middle of its season. College football is just warming up. Just too many other distractions. Not only in people's minds but also in the press. At the same time let's face it these teams are not the best of th...
by aknowledgeableperson
Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:05 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

I did read it. Now, are you saying the Star lied about its source? If so what proof do you have besides speculation? I was wrong. Prob change your username. So that is your response to my question. So indeed you are speculating. Your speculation is no different than the cost report that is being re...
by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:31 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

uh huh. "A recipient associated with the Legislature provided a reporter with a copy because that person thought members of the public should be aware of the financial burden that might fall on county taxpayers if the Royals leave Kauffman Stadium for a new home in Kansas City’s East Village a...
by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Another day, another leak out of the Jackson County Executive Office ostensibly for the sole purpose of killing any momentum the Royals may have. Not from his office. From a member of the legislature uh huh. "A recipient associated with the Legislature provided a reporter with a copy because t...
by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

DMNBT_RCJH wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:03 pm Another day, another leak out of the Jackson County Executive Office ostensibly for the sole purpose of killing any momentum the Royals may have.
Not from his office. From a member of the legislature
by aknowledgeableperson
Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:39 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Let's talk baseball! We even had recent news on this with Jackson county apparently not approving what the royals wanted. Not sure how the JaCo legislature as a whole feels about supporting a downtown stadium but my assumption is that if that is what KCMO wants then let KCMO solely have a tax to su...
by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

"Chiefs fans care bout tradition. It's not just ownership. I think we are more similar to Buffalo than most other football cities and the fact they are building a brand new open-air stadium in a very cold climate speaks a lot to what their fans consider Buffalo Bills football." Can you ima...
by aknowledgeableperson
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

"Option 2: 300-350 million dollars over a twenty-year-period." The Royals take out a 20 year loan with these funds paying P&I over that period. Clearly the county is unhappy with the team leaving TSC and this shows it. "Won't pass a vote" At this point of time that is quite p...
by aknowledgeableperson
Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:26 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

My thought was maybe Jackson Co finally started negotiating with them in good faith and so now they're having to delay to get it done. They are still saying April vote so timeline overall is the same. My take is the Royals put the cart before the horse. Is the county blameless? Of course not but th...
by aknowledgeableperson
Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:05 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8407
Views: 8115117

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

TheUrbanRoo wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:03 pm Also I don't think we're discussing enough the very realistic possibility that this vote fails in Clay and the aftermath of what will happen with that
And there is a very realistic possibility that the vote fails in Jackson County.