KC Wizards Stadium News/Discussion 08.2 (Now Governor approved!)

vividox · Feb 6, 2008

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It kind of bothers me we don't have a construction schedule yet. We have the go ahead to take a wrecking ball to the place now... don't we? Why wait until spring when you can get a 2 month jump on the project by starting now?

I just can't wait until this project actually gets under way and Tolbert can't do shit about it anymore.

KCBearcat · Feb 8, 2008

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I was talking to a church pastor at Target today and we were talking about our new stadium... and I said that Richard Tolbert said that he could resurrect the mall ... and that Jesus himself would have a tough time with it (considering how dead it was when they closed it)... he said Jesus wouldn't waste his time...

FRYE! · Feb 10, 2008

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vividox said: ↑

I just can't wait until this project actually gets under way and Tolbert can't do shit about it anymore.
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yeah, i can't wait to drive by and see fencing up and bulldozers in action.
let's knock this delapidated mall down already!

Jarnevic · Feb 10, 2008

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Mr. Funkhouser...TEAR DOWN THIS MALL.

cjgwizard · Feb 12, 2008

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Has anybody heard anything about the state TIF...has it been considered or approved yet? I thought I remember seeing something should be done by mid-February, and guess what time it is....

KCRovert · Feb 13, 2008

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The application was received at the state offices on February 6, 2008, and it is currently undergoing our initial review process.

flippin269 · Feb 14, 2008

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http://www.kansascity.com/news/columnists/steve_penn/story/489123.html

Buckley expects the state will take at least 60 to 90 days before deciding on the TIF.

The bureaucratic hoops the project has had to jump through have not forced delays. Demolition should begin late this spring or early in the summer.

That’s also welcome news. The Kansas City Wizards want to play their first game in their new stadium by the spring of 2010.

“I think we’re on schedule to hit that,” Buckley said. “The Wizards really are the catalyst for the project. Probably the most important thing we’re doing is keeping the Wizards happy so they don’t get wandering eyes.”

Buckley’s company also has been busy contacting office users and retailers regarding the space that will become available when the project is completed.
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Buzz Killington · Feb 14, 2008

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Oh no, the dreaded 60 to 90 days...

Roush · Feb 14, 2008

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kuhnscoot said: ↑

Oh no, the dreaded 60 to 90 days...
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New tagline... "Our 60 to 90 days is faster than your 60 to 90 days...."

Beech · Feb 14, 2008

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Roush said: ↑

New tagline... "Our 60 to 90 days is faster than your 60 to 90 days...."
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No, no, no, please don't start this talk. Nobody reads those things anymore with the new layout. It's a troll invite if there ever was one and quite frankly many who think they have creative wit, really don't but we'll have to read and vote on it anyway.

tKCyclone · Feb 14, 2008

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kuhnscoot said: ↑

Oh no, the dreaded 60 to 90 days...
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so its now 59 to 89 days!

metros11 · Feb 18, 2008

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Beech said: ↑

No, no, no, please don't start this talk. Nobody reads those things anymore with the new layout. It's a troll invite if there ever was one and quite frankly many who think they have creative wit, really don't but we'll have to read and vote on it anyway.
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Relax, Nick Sackiewicz is in Philly, so you're safe.

Buzz Killington · Feb 19, 2008

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http://hillcrestroad.blogspot.com/2008/02/stadium-progress.html

Heineman with an update on the stadium situation.

cjgwizard · Feb 19, 2008

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kuhnscoot said: ↑

http://hillcrestroad.blogspot.com/2008/02/stadium-progress.html

Heineman with an update on the stadium situation.
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Sounds like more of the same..."hurry up and wait". The city council understood the timeline rush...why can't the state? I hope Lane4 is actually working on the land acquistion already. And didn't I read somewhere a few months ago that demo could begin before the state funds were secured? I don't see why they aren't all over that in the meantime....keep Tolbert quiet.

VioletCrown · Feb 19, 2008

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kuhnscoot said: ↑

http://hillcrestroad.blogspot.com/2008/02/stadium-progress.html

Heineman with an update on the stadium situation.
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f the state acts in a short time frame we can start the process - land purchase, rat abatement,...
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Rat abatement?

That's not an acronym for something? He really means rats?

[shaking head] Tolbert really is a slum lord, isn't he? He's wanting to keep a place open that has real mall rats, not figurative ones.

Sounds to me like y'all could help with this one, and it wouldn't even be destructive. A nice little supporters side project -- bring all your cats to a day out at the mall.

YilmazOrhan · Feb 19, 2008

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"Rat Abatement"

Now that's a pleasant concept, right there.

dusty144 · Feb 19, 2008

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cjgwizard said: ↑

Sounds like more of the same..."hurry up and wait". The city council understood the timeline rush...why can't the state? I hope Lane4 is actually working on the land acquistion already. And didn't I read somewhere a few months ago that demo could begin before the state funds were secured? I don't see why they aren't all over that in the meantime....keep Tolbert quiet.
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Land acquisition must be conducted by the city. An appraiser will shortly be appointed to value the properties and pay off owners.

As such demo will have to be conducted by the city if done now. It may not be such a priority for them. Alternately if the city condemns the property as a hazard, demo could proceed quickly. There are ways for citizens to initiate this.

I suspect the city does not want to proceed without this last piece of the puzzle, In case it falls through and they are left holding the can. Remember the economic proposal presented to the city says the project is un-viable without State TIF. This is what won the Funk over. The flip side is, that the city cannot now proceed without State TIF approval.

From what I can glean, it will be 90 days at the least as the Missouri legislature votes End of May.

cjgwizard · Feb 19, 2008

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dusty144 said: ↑

I suspect the city does not want to proceed without this last piece of the puzzle, In case it falls through and they are left holding the can. Remember the economic proposal presented to the city says the project is un-viable without State TIF. This is what won the Funk over. The flip side is, that the city cannot now proceed without State TIF approval.

From what I can glean, it will be 90 days at the least as the Missouri legislature votes End of May.
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That makes sense. It would be nice if the state could realize the timeliness of this project like the city council did and request an earlier vote on this. Damn government....

flippin269 · Feb 28, 2008

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http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2008/02/richard_tolbert_saves_what.php

I thought ya'll might enjoy this story about a certain person that wanted to "save Bannister" . It's also interesting that it was posted tomorrow at 7:09 AM...

Richard Tolbert Saves What?
Fri Feb 29, 2008 at 07:09:28 AM

Debra Higgs watched with relief as men wearing masks removed pile after pile of belongings and random debris from her neighbor’s house at 1806 East 36th Street. For years, she’d been asking City Hall to make her neighbors mow the lawn and stop using the property as a dumping ground for car parts and scraps of wood and metal.

But she faced a mighty stubborn opponent: The neighbor was Richard C. Tolbert — the same Richard Tolbert who recently circulated a petition to stop Bannister Mall from being redeveloped as a soccer stadium and office complex. The same Richard Tolbert who, when we last checked in on him, was running for Jackson County executive while facing numerous code violations and filing serial bankruptcy claims in what looked like an effort to avoid paying more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes and fines for code violations.

Last week, Tolbert, his brother “and some others,” were evicted from the property next door to Higgs, he told The Pitch February 27. “My brother got mixed up in one of those subprime mortgages,” he said, speaking on his cell phone while moving his belongings from the front lawn to a U-Haul pulled up next to the house. “He got behind. He got foreclosed upon. There was a trial. We appealed. We were granted a new trial. But before we got a new trial, they came and put us out without any real notice.… So we’re having to scramble and get our stuff.”

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Higgs and most of Kansas City are by now quite familiar with Tolbert’s determination.

“He’s the first one on TV talking about saving Bannister Mall,” Higgs said with a chuckle.

From the looks of the mountains of junk piled on the front lawn of 1806 East 36th, Tolbert saves everything.
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the_cyclones · Feb 28, 2008

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Not surprising. And very funny.

cjgwizard · Feb 29, 2008

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I guess this might explain why we haven't seen any further Bannister action from him....he's digging through piles to find "the important stuff". It's nice to see this kind of behavior runs in the family. I love the idea that The Pitch follows him around to show what type of person he really is.

KCFutbol · Feb 29, 2008

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cjgwizard said: ↑

I guess this might explain why we haven't seen any further Bannister action from him....he's digging through piles to find "the important stuff". It's nice to see this kind of behavior runs in the family. I love the idea that The Pitch follows him around to show what type of person he really is.
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I'd rather it was someone other than The Pitch. When it comes to journalistic integrity, The Pitch is the last place you should go. They've never let fact checking get in the way of a good story.

cjgwizard · Feb 29, 2008

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KCFutbol said: ↑

I'd rather it was someone other than The Pitch. When it comes to journalistic integrity, The Pitch is the last place you should go. They've never let fact checking get in the way of a good story.
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True....I agree with you on that, but I was talking more about there is at least a source that reports on the really dark side of Tolbert. I would not have known about his reign as the Blight King if it had not been for that one article that they had a year or so ago. If nobody else wants to follow this dirtbag around, it might as well be The Pitch.

Buzz Killington · Mar 8, 2008

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Guess this is as good a place as any to put this. The following is a question that was posted on the Star's website in the comments section of the Lopez article.

When is the home opener? How is the Wizards schedule going to work with all the Arrowhead renovations this summer?
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It shows the lack of news in the community for the casual sports fan about where the Wizards are playing this season. This guy probably isn't the only one that would possibly be coming out to games that doesn't know exactly where the team is playing this season.

Sachsen · Mar 12, 2008

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Bump. Can't let this thread drop to page 2 under any circumstances.