Councilman Bunch Disputes River Market Residents In Favor Of Skyscraper

Important follow-up about a controversy we covered FIRST on this blog . . . 

Remember this week's show-down over the proposed River Market tower threatening to eat up all of the parking in this smallish enclave. 

Punch line . . . 

COUNCIL DUDE BUNCH SUPPORTS DEVELOPERS OVER SMALL BIZ FOR AN EPIC SKYSCRAPER THAT MOST RIVER MARKET RESIDENTS OPPOSE!!!

The council dude is out of touch with most of his constituents but that's par for the course . . .What's REALLY surprising about this story is a quote from the embattled 4th District incumbent sticking it to voters in his district . . . Take a peek . . .

(Councilman) Bunch says he wants residents to look at the bigger picture of the development and address the concerns of the parking.

“I am supportive of the design and the overall concept,” Bunch said when asked whether he supports the project. “What I think still needs to happen based on the communication that I’ve received and based on what I know about the River Market is that there is not a ‘supply of parking problem.’ There is a management and overall district approach challenge.”

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

Kansas City meeting gets heated over proposed River Market apartment project

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - River Market business owners went to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee Wednesday afternoon to show their resentment for an apartment project that was on the agenda, known as City Harvest. The discussion on the project got tabled though. "We apologize.