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Probably good thing this closed quickly. Delays or lingering may have caused higher bids from outsiders and MLB might have pressured Glass to consider them. I'm a little concerned over the price tag. At a billion dollars, it could put financial pressure on the ownership group and the small market c...

Any opinions? Immediately I gotta go with KCDervin. That was a monster. What do you guys think ever happened to Devin? I'd be interested to know if he ended up in the arch/engineer/development community. He certainty was passionate about that line of work in what I imagine were his high school years.

alejandro46 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:25 pm

If KC loses the bid because poor public transit it would be a huge shame.

I don't get it.. Highways are still open to the public, right? And KC has what.. the largest highway system of any major city in the US?

Impressive indeed. It's almost like Lucas acknowledged there was more to KC than just throwing money around downtown. Justus just sounded like a robot repeating the same failures of her mentor Sly James. Speaking of which he was on 710 yesterday and his interview went really bad. It's no wonder the...

Last restoration was completed in 2006. Restoration? What happened to routine maintenance? Is it a millennial thing to think that you can just build something and walk away with it lasting forever? Maintenance and routine upkeep don't seem to be a thing in any developments these days. It's beyond s...

beautyfromashes wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:34 am

You do have to wonder how this will be spent. Will city officials reinvest to continue the rebuild? Will they pay down debt? Expand infrastructure/transportation? If the city saw a 10-20% increase in revenue, where would it go?

Ask Seattle

The judge should have never let her waste the courts time in the first place.. especially being that she's an attorney.. but it is what it is. That docket is longer and more drawn out than most legitimate issues. What a waste. Basically Dejanes and her husband illegally and knowingly seized a FORTY ...

Voters to decide whether to rename The Paseo for MLK ... In a unanimous vote, city leaders moved to put issue on the Nov. 5 ballot. ... https://www.kmbc.com/article/voters-to-decide-whether-to-rename-the-paseo-for-mlk/27798588 That thing is going to pass with damn near 60% id imagine. What makes yo...

I see an awful lot of other illegal stuff happen every day, too. If only things being illegal actually stopped people from doing them! Gosh, what a world that would be. I kind of wonder if it's cheaper to pour concrete and completely block parking vs the cost to drill a hole, buy a sign, place a si...

Rubber Stamp

chaglang wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2019 1:41 pm

I'll also add that it took a remarkable amount of diplomacy by Justus to get NewKCI through a fractious council.

How so?

Platte County shows a total of 5,133 votes in mayoral race. Clay County shows 11,050 votes in the mayoral race. Total is over 56,363 ballots cast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/561e88cee4b06543191f1ad2/t/5ca40e36a4222f9623acd33d/1554255423310/20190402finalunofficial.pdf https://www.claycoe...

Aka If a large tenant was interested in the project the project would be a go. When a tenant is interested is when they start negotiations. It could take months or years to get from interest to being ready to finalize the design. There's no assurance having a tenant means a project is a go. Look at...

normalthings wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:54 am

At the end of the current leases, TSC will be over 60 years old. Something new will likely need to be built somewhere and needs to be paid for by everyone.

Needs?

No, a complete move and rebuild is a "Want". Period.

You are absolutely right. Their attitude towards constituents can cause a loss by just a few votes. They often don't realize this. Long-serving politician staffs say that their candidate often keeps winning (even where their party might be outnumbered) because they are excellent at dealing with con...

I don't know if i want that chance anymore. The fact that they would want literally billions of dollars worth of tax incentives to build here give me pause. Jeff Bezos could literally spend 3% of his net worth and build a HQ but he would want the city to foot that bill. I don't want that at all. Ce...

What a stupid issue to pivot on. So many issues facing this city and your going to change your vote over the name of a street? If they can't get such a minor, "stupid" issue correct.. Then how are you going to be able to trust them to run a city.. To say it more clearly, pulling your support from a...

What a stupid issue to pivot on. So many issues facing this city and your going to change your vote over the name of a street? It has nothing to do with the literal significance (or insignificance) of the name change, and everything to do with the disregard for the people's (and their constituents)...

You are crazy if you think I'm going to leave the gate area and go through security again anyway. Practically nobody would do that nor should they have to. What are you dragging around that makes going through security a problem? People do it all the time, without the slightest inconvenience. It's ...

Just had another poor experience at KCI. What a fricking embarrassment to the city, the new airport cannot be finished too soon. When leaving KC, we went to the airport early due to bad weather (rain and snow) and unwisely went through security early to the Alaskan Airlines gate. Restrooms and abso...