tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post7922454908882798188..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! AFTER $800-MILLION GO BOND VICTORY, KANSAS CITY ZOO SUPPORTERS DEMAND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEW AQUARIUM!!!Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-53943204100947962482017-04-16T03:55:22.789-05:002017-04-16T03:55:22.789-05:00Things are regional, zoos need to be more conserva...Things are regional, zoos need to be more conservation and highlight natural resources/species of an area, or a species that could live there. Aquarium is not really a strength move for KC unless it was an interaction that integrated the Blue River. At this point that interaction would just be a water closet and an algae bloom. So, yes, an aquarium without interaction of species of proximal water habitat within a clean Blue River is ridiculous. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-14032332759584736682017-04-14T15:34:43.728-05:002017-04-14T15:34:43.728-05:00Try driving on Topeka streets they are worse then ...Try driving on Topeka streets they are worse then Kansas City, MO streets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-85174698533795443232017-04-14T15:29:13.331-05:002017-04-14T15:29:13.331-05:00You kno9w KC is brain dead when the citizens vote ...You kno9w KC is brain dead when the citizens vote for the city to take their money and beat them stupid with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-28543124306679165982017-04-14T14:28:03.766-05:002017-04-14T14:28:03.766-05:00Another SLY waste of money. Another SLY waste of money. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-30764724882567152212017-04-14T12:59:28.952-05:002017-04-14T12:59:28.952-05:00Surely "Go for Kansas City" can't po...Surely "Go for Kansas City" can't possibly be an actual person, and certainly not a serious one.<br />Rah, rah, rah!<br />There's always another "missing piece" in the endless list of "projects" which are supposed to make KCMO something that it clearly is not.<br />Bartle Hall expansion,<br />followed by more hotel,<br />followed by a new airport terminal, followed by more money spent on "Smart City" toys,<br />followed by whatever the latest consultant to visit city hall can sell the rubes so that "they don't get left behind".<br />Meanwhile KCMO is just over 20% of the metro population, sinks further into debt, doesn't maintain what it already owns, has the highest utility bills in the region, is the fifth worst-managed city in the US, and regularly has a homicide rate fully one-third that of New York City, which is 17 times as large.<br />Fantasyland on the plains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-11703258969078170232017-04-14T11:29:14.326-05:002017-04-14T11:29:14.326-05:00What a poorly run city I live in. Clay County sho...What a poorly run city I live in. Clay County should absolutely quit paying the Zoo tax. How much of my water bill goes to satisfy the lawsuits fil d against it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-54717267718216543472017-04-14T11:23:03.871-05:002017-04-14T11:23:03.871-05:00Should go slow on that Clay County could just stop...Should go slow on that Clay County could just stop paying the Zoo tax if the go bonds don't pay for Northland improvements .Northlandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-59810531585495329912017-04-14T11:04:54.003-05:002017-04-14T11:04:54.003-05:00And so it begins. Hands are out everywhere for a p...And so it begins. Hands are out everywhere for a piece of the action. Trading political support for public dollars. It should be interesting, if disgusting, to see it all go down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-19625578900300487912017-04-14T10:28:06.399-05:002017-04-14T10:28:06.399-05:00Go For KC, where have you been in the last few yea...Go For KC, where have you been in the last few years? You think Aquariums and dolphin shows are the wave of the future? Seaworld is doing great, maybe hire them as a consultant to build this aquarium.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-61729063137707810182017-04-14T10:22:25.505-05:002017-04-14T10:22:25.505-05:00Make sure you do a cost analysis on this project -...Make sure you do a cost analysis on this project - My water bill is $300 per month for a family of 4 - What will the cost be to fill up those fish tanks? <br />With the FU water rates, it will be more expensive to fill those tanks than to build them.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-56427695736199731422017-04-14T10:18:17.619-05:002017-04-14T10:18:17.619-05:00Or maybe the idea of capturing animals and sealife...Or maybe the idea of capturing animals and sealife to confine them in small spaces for the viewing pleasure of a few isn't so progressive after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-69825904698995374562017-04-14T10:08:42.100-05:002017-04-14T10:08:42.100-05:00It's not about the tax ... It's about the ...It's not about the tax ... It's about the debt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-24376057033304943152017-04-14T09:08:31.181-05:002017-04-14T09:08:31.181-05:00Go ahead. The multi million dollar Sea Life aquari...Go ahead. The multi million dollar Sea Life aquarium at Crown Center is a joke and a waste of money. 20 min start to finishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-25159720474156099022017-04-14T09:05:47.313-05:002017-04-14T09:05:47.313-05:00The kicker is KCMO does not have enough manpower i...The kicker is KCMO does not have enough manpower in public works to even fix a pothole in a timely manner.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-40348506379816202862017-04-14T09:05:38.339-05:002017-04-14T09:05:38.339-05:00At least the aquarium has the potential to pay its...At least the aquarium has the potential to pay its own way after we're finished building it, the animal shelter is nothing but a consistent money loser. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-37252837328962467392017-04-14T08:58:51.786-05:002017-04-14T08:58:51.786-05:00The aquarium is the "missing piece" for ...The aquarium is the "missing piece" for the zoo. KC is already committed to the future of our Zoo so it makes sense to continue the investment. I don't think we need to directly access the money from the bonds but now we have room to start planning the new aquarium and FINALLY have this conversation. <br /><br />Kansas City voters have invested in our city's future, it's time to make sure that investment pays off by supporting our zoo! Go For KCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-24864732091669363892017-04-14T08:55:08.242-05:002017-04-14T08:55:08.242-05:00Can we just put the fishes in one of the bigger po...Can we just put the fishes in one of the bigger potholes? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-64779395640088310992017-04-14T08:51:08.536-05:002017-04-14T08:51:08.536-05:00Correction. The go bonds are not a cash influx, th...Correction. The go bonds are not a cash influx, they're a debt influx. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com