Kansas City Needs 20 MILLION More For 18th & Vine Jazz District Parking Lot

An old school frustration for so many local city hall watchers . . . 

Here are two fun facts . . . 

Add this 20 million to big bucks over a very long period of time: 

Here's How Kansas City Spent $100 Million At 18th And Vine Since 1990

And our favorite tidbit . . .

Kansas City public subsidy of the 18th & Vine District has lasted far longer than the Jazz Age. 

Here's the damage for more free money . . .

Ordinance #240346 -- Sponsor: "Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley Directing the City Manager to identify property that could accommodate a parking garage to service the Vine District and to issue a solicitation for the design and construction of a parking garage; estimating revenue in the 2025A Taxable Special Obligation Bond Fund; appropriating the amount of $20,000,000 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the 2025A Taxable Special Obligation Bond Fund; designating requisitioning authority; authorizing the Director of Finance to close project accounts upon completion; and establishing effective dates."

Developing . . .