NFL Draft Costs Kansas City 1.5 MILLION Bucks & Counting

Special thanks to the best & brightest of our blog community for reading the fine print on the legislative docket. 

The main takeaway . . .

KANSAS CITY STARTS NFL DRAFT BY APPROVING 1.5 MILLION BUCKS & COULD SPEND THREE MILLION BY THE TIME IT'S OVER!!!

What readers should consider . . . 

The so-called "economic impact" of this event is a shady number that never really offers much verifiable data. 

Instead, locals endure a bevy of happy news and some stock footage of a poor, tired waitress feeding a bunch of fatties a bit plate of BBQ chicken wings. 

In the meantime . . .

Via this highlight . . . Check the very real money making a departure from city hall coffers . . . 

Ordinance #230020: Sponsor - Mayor Quinton Lucas - Estimating revenue in the amount of $1,500,000.00 in the Convention and Tourism Fund and appropriating same for the purpose of funding the City's contribution toward the 2023 NFL Draft; authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Kansas City Sports Commission in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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