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Kansas City begins talk and studies for downtown ballpark
http://www.kansascity.com/news/polit...177058541.html
The city of Kansas City is funding a study of at least four potential sites for a downtown baseball stadium for the Kansas City Royals, according to documents obtained by The Star. A series of emails shows that Kansas City Manager Troy Schulte was involved in funding studies of four sites within the downtown loop that might be suitable for a baseball stadium. Two of those sites, according to slides prepared by architecture firm HOK, are immediately adjacent to the Sprint Center, one to the north and one to the east. Another site is East Village, several blocks of mostly undeveloped land and surface parking lots east of City Hall. A fourth site would involve several blocks of mostly surface parking lots beginning at the northwest corner of 8th and Main streets. Others involved in the planning include Jon Copaken, principal with real estate development firm Copaken-Brooks, the Downtown Council of Kansas City, JE Dunn, The Cordish Co. and Tower Properties. Schulte said the studies started after the Downtown Council approached City Hall about the feasibility of downtown baseball. Schulte added that he agreed to help fund a study to consider whether the four sites would work so that the city could plan ahead if the idea gained momentum. “At this point it’s nothing more than hopes and dreams and discussions,” Schulte said. A May 12 email from Copaken obtained by The Star suggested that conversations with the Royals and Jackson County have started. “[T]he studies are underway, invoices are out, conversations from the County and the team are actually heading in the right way and we are sufficiently in the loop to know that real progress is being achieved,” Copaken wrote. Kevin Uhlich, senior vice president of business operations for the Royals, said he had been contacted about downtown baseball stadium proposals earlier this year. |
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For all of the talk about it not costing taxpayers anything...no one mentions how much air fares will go up if a new airport is built. Say goodbye to any decent airfares....expect 50% or more increases in ticket prices because the airlines have to recoup their investment. That is a lot to pay for a few more overpriced restaurants and a bar.
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My colleagues in Denver and Dallas pay far cheaper fares flying out of Denver or Love Field. The airlines have already stated that fares will not increase. It’s damn near impossible for me to get a direct flight to anywhere from KCI currently. There are More TSA staff at KCI than at JFK or Atlanta...fare prices may actually DECREASE when you don’t have to man 30 security checkpoints. Stop vomiting bullshit.
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I do not give a shit what the airlines say...their are not going to invest that kind of money and not expect to a return on that investment...and how do you think the airlines will do that...hmmmmm..... The idea that this airport is going to somehow cost taxpayers and customers nothing is ****ing stupid. Everything has a cost to it. You are entitled to your opinion, even if you are a ****ing asshole.
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10-07-2017, 02:35 PM | #202 |
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5-10 or 50?
I'm taking the guy's opinion who does it 50 times a year |
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I've flown out of KC quite a bit for work (not close to every week though), but was lucky enough to have direct flights to large cities for the most part... or if it wasn't a direct flight, it was because the town's airport only connected with the large cities in that state. Hell, I'm not going to pay taxes on it... go for it, KC. |
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, although I thins 50 times a year could be a bit of a exaggeration (only home two week out of the year?) --- of course, nobody does that on the interwebs. I can only base my opinion on my experiences...and based on those, I think KCI is just fine. I am sure that the KC City Council will figure out a way to waste money whether they build an airport or not.
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The airport's supposed advantage of being convenient will be negated when you're down to maybe three flights a day per airline to maybe 4 to 5 different hub cities.
Good luck if your final destination isn't Atlanta, Chicago, Denver or Dallas.
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If no airline puts a hub here, then the new airport will face the same fate as the old.
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KC has little man's syndrome. It thinks it's a big city (it's not) yet we pay more in taxes than a place like Dallas and have very little to show for.
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Best thing about KC is that it is just big enough (NFL, MLB) to be a major city, but it is small enough to be affordable and easy to get around. Best of both worlds.
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