tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post5741856366216299316..comments2024-03-09T20:37:14.671-06:00Comments on Down the Byline: Residents TalkMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931590118053363115noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-69136531797074741512007-12-09T09:52:00.000-06:002007-12-09T09:52:00.000-06:00what other developers have decided that a stadium ...what other developers have decided that a stadium wouldn't work, and in what locations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-36912186074755537392007-12-08T23:26:00.000-06:002007-12-08T23:26:00.000-06:00Have you heard anybody talk about anything except ...Have you heard anybody talk about anything except Bannister Mall? The other council members don't know anything about this area. All they know is what the sixth district reps tell them.<BR/><BR/>JP Morgan was interested in doing something in the same area, but this city is too backward for them, no alternative forms of transportation and only lipservice to a green policy. <BR/><BR/>There are two other TIFed areas within a couple of miles of Bannister Mall. Both were supposed to be the salvation of SKC, so pardon me if I'm a little skeptical of this latest proposal, especially when other developers have looked at the possiblity of a soccer stadium and decided it wouldn't work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-39894322822554427322007-12-08T16:51:00.000-06:002007-12-08T16:51:00.000-06:00So do city council members who HAVE seen all that ...So do city council members who HAVE seen all that stuff not understand it either?<BR/><BR/>http://www.kansascity.com/273/story/394635.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-83482877790778810172007-12-08T11:53:00.000-06:002007-12-08T11:53:00.000-06:00Should something be done about Bannister Mall? Ce...Should something be done about Bannister Mall? Certainly, no doubt about it; but there is no reason these guys should get every tax break under the sun to do it. They want a TIF, a super TIF, a state TIF, a TDD, and tax credits for the developer. All of that so they can also turn the green space along Bannister Road into asphalt and office buildings. All that so they can tear down Benjamin Ranch, a SKC tradition, and turn it into asphalt and office buildings. They are, however, leaving the car dealership on 87th street. Thanks a lot. This is the Chastain Plan for SKC. The people want to see something done and you can't blame them for that. The problem is, they don't undertand all the ramifications. They haven't seen the traffic projections that were done by an outside group. They haven't considered the impact on already overloaded emergency services, police in particular. There is a lot more to this than simply putting in a stadium and some retail shops where a boarded up mall now stands and I applaud Funkhouser for looking at the big picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com