Does the northland support the arena?

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:43 am

We all know north of the river is a huge swing in voting.....does a majority in the north support the arena?

I know this is hard to really gauge but for those of you who live up north, are you seeing a lot of arena signs pop up in yards?

ShowME · Post by **ShowME** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:28 pm

I don't frequent northland neighborhoods too much but I haven't seen one sign for or against the arena. Northlanders voting patterns and candidates/issues they believe in are very erratic. Heck you see more signs for county commissioners than anything else.

KCN · Post by **KCN** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:48 pm

Everyone I know will vote for it, but that's not many people so I don't know. I worry about Platte County, they are usually the most conservative of the 3 KCMO counties.

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:57 pm

Platte County also has the highest county-levl hotel taxes in the metro area. This would make the hotel tax in the Platte Co. portion of KCMO higher than the rest of the city.

Whether or the Northland swings the election depends on how close it is. With 30% of the population, it can make or break an election if the margin is small in the south. The November 2002 downtown/neighborhood bond is a good exmaple: it failed in the Northland, but it won so overwhelmingly in Jackson County that it passed citywide. The core neighborhoods from Downtown to Waldo usually have much more voter turnout than the rest of the city, and are probably the most likely to vote for the arena.

nota · Post by **nota** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:29 pm

I haven't seen any signs either way.

kcteen · Post by **kcteen** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:31 pm

nota: go to downtownarena.com and get a sign if you support the arena (i hope you do!) Show the support, help the city

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:13 pm

I agree....all of you in the northland....go to the site and fill out the form....volunteers will BRING you the sign.

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:53 pm

Northland Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the measure...

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:25 pm

As of this week, I been on I-29, Chouteau, Vivion, 169 Hwy, and NW Barry Road. I haven't seen any arena signs on any of those routes.

nota · Post by **nota** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:00 pm

kcteen wrote:nota: go to downtownarena.com and get a sign if you support the arena (i hope you do!) Show the support, help the city

I live in unincorporated Platte County. It is not on our ballot.

supastudio · Post by **supastudio** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:55 pm

I too, live up north and have not seen any signs,. I will put one up when I make up my mind, for or agianst it.

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:08 pm

supastudio wrote:I too, live up north and have not seen any signs,. I will put one up when I make up my mind, for or agianst it.

Don't have much time! Jus' remember AEG covers any of the overcost and losses for 35 years...you won't be asked to pay if the arena flops. I'd love to see a beautiful arena in downtown KC so we can compete with other cities our size.

supastudio · Post by **supastudio** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:39 am

I read my ballot on the Platte County Board of Elections website and I will vote a big "YES!" I don't rent a car and I don't go to a hotel, motel or holiday inn! But I do have one problem, I live on a cul-de-sac, so I can't post a sign and be very effective. One more thing, this arena better have fountains and art deco! If not, I'm moving to STL.

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:40 pm

supastudio wrote:But I do have one problem, I live on a cul-de-sac, so I can't post a sign and be very effective.

Put up a sign anyway! As a matter of fact, get several signs and put them on city property at all the major Northland routes.

KCN · Post by **KCN** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:16 pm

Put signs up at Antioch/Prospect and Brighton/Pleasant Valley Rd. There's always a million signs at those intersections.

zlohban · Post by **zlohban** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:47 pm

I have spoken to several people who are very excited about the arena. I wish I could vote. Although someday an end to these taxes will come. I noticed my food tab was taxed 9.975% today on Barry Road. How much higher can they go?

GRID · Post by **GRID** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:22 am

Does the northland support the arena?

yep, big time.

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:51 am

The margin of victory was highest in Platte County, even though they already had the highest hotel tax.

scooterj · Post by **scooterj** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:18 am

Is there a list somewhere showing how the percentages broke down? The graphic in the online Star the day after the election was unreadable.

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:03 am

I posted this over in the arena election thread in the Power and Light District forum...

Platte: 59%
Jackson: 58%
Clay: 55%

On Steve Kraske's radio show Steve Glorioso mentioned that in most city-wide elections they to try to break even in the Northland and build a margin of victory in the south. This is one of the few city-wide issues where the Northland voted solidly Yes.