Here's one more admission of local FAIL and a peek that toy train promise isn't living up to expectations of delivering people safely to the city college . . .
Context . . . UMKC promises to build a lot of things . . . Not so long ago they said they were going to build an "arts campus" downtown but then backed out when they realized they didn't want fancy students to serve as targets for criminals.
The latest setback . . .
UMKC says the requests for proposals process to develop a five-acre parcel of land next to the south terminus of the Kansas City Streetcar extension at the corner of 51st Street and Brookside Boulevard projected higher than expected costs.
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UMKC Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration Sean Reeder says the university isn't shelving the project and plans to push forward after conducting a feasibility study in the coming months.
“We still believe the project can be feasible with revised parameters,” Reeder said in a press release from the university announcing the pause.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
UMKC hits pause on new arena proposals near KC Streetcar extension due to costs
On Monday, the university announced that it's requesting proposals from developers, with the deadline being July 21.
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