Another Mission Gateway Conversation Coming Soon

The old and busted Mission Gateway real estate development stands vacant for years and only serves to disprove any fantasies regarding better municipal governance in the suburbs. 

Recently, our suburban blogger friends offered an overview and worthwhile for an upcoming conversation. 

Check-it . . .

It’s been two years since the city approved a $268 million mixed-use project — which never materialized due to more than $450,000 worth of unpaid taxes and the site going into foreclosure.
Now, the Mission City Council on Wednesday is formally discussing the site for the first time in more than a year.

City staff will cover the history of the Mission Gateway site, the current mixed-use zoning and examples of mixed-use projects in the Kansas City metropolitan area, according to city documents . . .

There has been no movement on the Mission Gateway project since the city terminated final ties with the developer in February 2024.

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

Mission Gateway talks resume as city council reviews history

Mission Gateway talks resume as the Mission City Council reviews the long-troubled site's history and discusses what mixed-use projects look like in the area.