Kansas City Chiefs Moving To The Dotte?!?

The premise of this news story is sketchy but offers us a chance to share a truism . . .

NOBODY MOVES TO THE DOTTE VOLUNTARILY!!!

Sure, the housing is more affordable, the food is surprisingly good and the people are much nicer than KCMO . . . But Kansas politics is a completely different game than the generation of deals KC has offered to the team. 

Still . . . 

Credit to TKC. Our blog community called this move back in March. 

Here's a relevant quote we're liberating from the Biz Journal . . .

Among hypothetical Kansas sites, the top several contenders almost certainly sit on parcels in the Village West area, said Jon Stephens, CEO of the Port Authority of Kansas City and a former economic development director for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas.

"If Kansas were to target a location to try to woo the Chiefs ... that would be the first location, and then there's a big step down after that," he said.

Multiple area developers and brokers agreed, citing Village West's abundance of developable ground; proximity to attractions like Kansas Speedway, Children's Mercy Park and Legends Outlets Kansas City; and easy interstate access.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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