As usual our blog community was ahead of all of Kansas City in terms of calling out an impending disaster.
To wit . . .
TKC TOLD YOU SO!!! NEW KCI IS NOW STALLED AS COSTS ARE CLOSE TO 4-BILLION BUCKS RATHER THAN THE 2-BILLION CITY HALL ADMITS!!!
It's funny to hear insiders attempt to explain away the additional costs as "financing" when just about everybody knows that BUYERS HAVE TO PAY FINANCING COSTS AS WELL . . . Or at least that's how the good people at Fleshlight are explaining recent charges on my debit card.
Accordingly, here's a quick refresher on the airport to keep us up-to-date:
- Voters were promised a 1-BILLION DOLLAR new airport, again the cost is closer to 4 & rising.
- Two airlines won't sign on to start.
- Yesterday's airport committee meeting was the FIRST IN 3 MONTHS thanks to Council Lady Jolie -- The chair of the group.
- The quadrupling of costs starts before a shovel has yet to hit the ground.
- Plans have yet to be revealed to the public, we've only seen drawings/renderings and it's likely the final product will be a cheap plastic & glass substitute for the more sturdy KCI.
That's where we are now but it's gets better . . .
LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A TENSE PUBLIC DISAGREEMENT BETWIXT KANSAS CITY OPINION LEADERS!!!
In this clip we capture the best part of Conservative Patrick Tuohey debating civic leader Jim Heeter over the current price dispute.
And so, the airport argument persists as City Hall is soon to spend even more cash to maintain a project that supporters promised wouldn't cost taxpayers a dime.
More news:
Fox4: Airline dispute delaying agreement on new KCI single-terminal airport
WG: 2 small airlines protest KC airport project
KSHB: Mayor works to keep new KCI terminal plan on track
KCUR: Small Airlines Worry Bigger Price Tag On New Kansas City Terminal Could Force Them Out
KMBC: At Thursday's meeting, where the KCI airlines were expected to have a progress report, Mayor Sly James called the dispute a "kink" in the new airport's momentum.
Developing . . .