Forgetting EPIC Airport Parking Developer Donations To Mayor Q?!?

Northland airport development politicking got boring REAL QUICK because nobody mentions a not-so-fun fact . . .

MAYOR Q HAS TAKEN AT LEAST $50K FROM THE SAME AIRPORT PARKING DEVELOPER!!!

And so . . .

These protestations from the sketchy critics fall flat when the don't mention this Chaves dude giving generously to Mayor Q over the past few years as well. 

Still . . . 

Here's the cover story attempting to keep the plebs stupid and share talking points from Mayor Q's administration:

"Others have also questioned the public process that’s pushed the project ahead to this point, as the council parted with its usual practices of requiring that projects getting tax increment financing have a TIF plan in place before receiving TIF money.

"Yet that is essentially what happened with this project, as the council voted to advance the Chaves development $700,000 before he had even filed an application for TIF funding. Officials said it was essentially a loan.

"The day after the vote, Northland activist Jaz Hays, went on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to say the project was not worthy of a taxpayer subsidy and imply that Chaves had bought council support with $100,000 in campaign contributions in the 2023 election.

“Hey, if the city is in the business of issuing loans, can regular people at least get them? If me and my neighbors want to build or buy cooperative housing, will the city spot us $700k,” Hays wrote."

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

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