On Saturday night it was important to us to break a bit of news about an upcoming report on Kansas City Strip.
Now it turns out, once again I've been right all along.
THE KANSAS CITY STRIP TROLLEY IS AN OVERPRICED TAXPAYER RIP-OFF THAT OFFERS LITTLE BENEFIT TO ANYBODY BUT BAR OWNERS AND THE OPERATORS OF THIS FAILED TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED SCHEME!!!
Actually, my "discussion" with KC Strip Idea Man Bill Nigro as a lot more entertaining than the Star reporting but I did pick out this important tid bit:
City-subsidized nightlife trolleys trail expectations
The ($200k TAX FREE) loan was to be paid back in monthly installments, beginning in May 2011, with the city receiving $50,000 annually over four years . . . The city has received only $18,332 in the first 10 payments, and annual ridership will likely be under 25,000.
To wit . . .
I CAN TAKE IT IN STRIDE THAT BILL NIGRO WAS RESOUNDINGLY DISINGENUOUS ABOUT THE LOAN PAYMENTS THE KANSAS CITY STRIP HAS FAILED TO PAY IN FULL SO FAR . . . PROBABLY BECAUSE TKC AND JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY WHO ISN'T ON THE TAKE HAS KNOWN THIS WESTPORT DRUNK TRUCK IDEA IS A TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED LOSER!!!
But it gets worse . . .
BILL NIGRO AND COMPANY ARE NOW PLAYING A PUBLIC SAFETY ANGLE BY CLAIMING THEY'RE MAKING KANSAS CITY A SAFER PLACE BY TAKING DRUNKS OFF THE STREET . . . OR SOMETHING!!!
So after years of disappointment at the expense of Kansas City taxpayers subsidizing an INTEREST FREE LOAN that never would have met with approval from a real bank . . . This FAILED Kansas City experiment still stubbornly has a hand out for more cash.
The Kansas City Strip is white privilege for bar owners at its very worst and one of the lamest local party ideas this cowtown has ever seen.
Unfortunately, Mayor Sly and the City Council are soon to repeat the same mistake and DOUBLE DOWN with an even more expensive Downtown Toy Train.
DEVELOPING . . .