LenexatoKCMO wrote:
Grid you are transparent - if this was being built at crackerneck we would be hearing about what a great synergy it will make with Bass Pro.
BS.
First off, the arena in Indy is not a supertiff. It's not even a tif. It's funded with a TD sales tax. The arena is not some little tourist attraction used to land star bonds so Indy can build new un-needed retail. It's there is help stabilize an existing retail area that will have much competition from BS and LS soon. If Indy didn't find a way to keep people coming to the mall area, it would have been bad for Indy and really all of east jax. The arena should go a long way to help keep the area from going downhill. I think it was a good investment that will not compete with Sprint. We did not build sprint for small concerts and graduations or suburban minor league hockey.
I have always stated that if a suburabn arena were to go in, it should go in an area that will help an area that will need the help. Again, no state or city money went to the arena. It's funded with a sales tax.
Now, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY BLASSTED the cities of Lee's Summit and Blue Springs over and over again for the tax breaks those cities gave out to Summit Woods and Adams Dairy Landing. I have even been vocal about the Indy Bass Pro. I think the super tiff for that was a bit overdone. But again, at least the money was used to remove rock and help stabilize a mature retail area in a area with challenging demographics.
I have also supported many projects on the Kansas side. I was very much in favor of a Wizards soccer stadium in OP. (NOT OLATHE or DESOTO), but OP. That was before Bannister Mall plans.
I support projects that make sense. I don't give a shit about eastern jackson county in general. But I don't see the need to let the I-70 corridor fall into blight.
So get over the "if it were in crackerneck" bullshit.
This project is total BS and anybody with a brain and an ounce of urban planning knowlege knows it.