tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post5969840552832497494..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: Corporate Welfare Built Johnson County???Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-78766314166069895922017-10-21T19:58:03.814-05:002017-10-21T19:58:03.814-05:00Overland Park, and Johnson County in general, was ...Overland Park, and Johnson County in general, was built on cheaper land and lower taxes because cities west of the state line didn't build sewers, curbs, gutters, adequately paved asphalt streets, sidewalks or other things required in Kansas City. The tax revenues went into new schools, which were a great draw for young families. Oh, yeah, and it was lily white west of state line. Big draw, that. Sewers instead of septic tanks, better streets, actual planning instead of letting developers run wild all came later. Meanwhile, paper-thin concrete foundation walls began to crumble all over northeast JoCo, septic tanks overflowed, streets fell apart and homes flooded in heavy rains. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-312536700315228942017-10-21T13:01:33.163-05:002017-10-21T13:01:33.163-05:00Ya @8:15Am..we know that about KC proper. But what...Ya @8:15Am..we know that about KC proper. But what about Overland Park? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-28076186486056377642017-10-21T08:15:57.121-05:002017-10-21T08:15:57.121-05:00Never had any desire to live there. Plastic, nois...Never had any desire to live there. Plastic, noise, traffic, phony people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com