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Originally Posted by tyton75
Here's what I don't get about those opposing a downtown stadium.. this line about "well, we don't want some radio annoucer to get rich.."
well, if its true that moving the stadium downtown increases property values so much in the area, aren't they just admitting its a good idea; but they hate Keitzman so much that they dont' wanna do it just to ***** him?!
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Peronally, I'm just sick of hearing Keitz rail against this thing day in and day out. I have no agenda against 810, I just feel like they are making their minds up on what they want based on what they can get personally, then turning around and telling us all how it would benefit the city. Did the same moves benefit Denver, Pittsburgh, or Cincinati? None of those teams are powerhouses, abd I won't speak to any windfalls those cities might have gleaned because of downtown parks (because I honestly don't know).
There is nothing wrong with the Sports Complex, other than it needs to be overhauled. The ease with which you can get 30,000 cars out of that place is amazing. And Vlad has a good point about our mass transit (or lack thereof). People want to bitch about the surrounding areas around the stadiums - that there is nothing out there or nowhere to go, other than Taco Bell. Well, then why isn't THAT an issue? Why doesn't anybody take the initiative to research the area, and build it up? Put in an entertainment district, shopping, restaurants, whatever. I would be all for that, as well.
If this thing fails, it will fail because of one of two things....
1) The Jackson County Sports Authority has the effectiveness of a turd-in-the-punchbowl, and nobody trusts them to do their jobs.
2) Jackson Country has a well of people who are set in their ways, and can't get past the fact that they are having their taxes raised (pennies on the dollar, at that). They think times will be tough if this tax passes? Let them see what happens when the Chiefs and possibly the Royals pack up and leave, and all the revenue from those two are gone.
Like I said, this for me has nothing to do with some grudge against Keitzman and his guys. They've earned wht they have, just don't try bullshitting us into getting more.