Kansas City Developers Argue 18th & Paseo Royals Ballpark

Actually . . .

This is post is more political than anything else . . .

Kansas City developer elite want first taste of public money for a new stadium and the deal in the Sunflower State makes it VERY OBVIOUS that politicos are more than willing to commit GENERATIONS of locals to BILLIONS worth of debt in order sell sporting pipe dreams of prosperity. 

Even better . . .

Whilst we give him credit for acknowledging the crime problem . . . This developer dude was obviously "inspired" by AWESOME TKC READERS ripping the idea of an East Side stadium . . . 

"Once upon a time, the Kansas City A’s (who moved to Oakland and then decided to move to Vegas, a decision that greatly upset Oakland residents and will come back to bite the team in the future) and the Chiefs, played at Municipal Stadium. That stadium was located at 22nd and Brooklyn, roughly 1 mile away from 18th and Paseo. That site’s now home to suburban style housing, but the legacy and memories live on by those who once attended a game there and the memorial plaza at the intersection."

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

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