Plaza vs. Royals: How do Kansas City's latest deals compare?
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This is Kansas City Today. I'm No Meen Uji Ideen. Today is Tuesday, September 1st. Coming up, plans for a downtown Kansas City Royal Stadium and major upgrades to the plaza are moving forward. And so are about $2 billion in public funding for those projects. We'll take a look at those deals and what they could mean for the city. But first, some headlines. Tenants at a troubled apartment complex in Kansas City's historic northeast are celebrating an agreement with their new landlord that includes lower rents. KCUR's Salisa Kalakal has more.
The North Lawn Tenant Union's New Deal sets rents at $400 and $700, gives tenants new leases, and establishes a schedule for major repairs. Residents who were recently forced to leave their apartments because of unsafe conditions are also guaranteed the right to return once repairs are completed, according to Casey Tenants. Conditions at North Lawn apartments have deteriorated this year. with tenants dealing with power outages, standing sewage and no hot water. Kansas City staff has required that the property's owner make repairs addressing structural and electrical issues to get the buildings back up to code. KCUR did not hear back from the landlord for a request for comment.
Thousands of children in Kansas and Missouri are enrolled in Head Start, but changes could be coming to the preschool program for low income families, Casey War's Jody Fortino reports.
The Trump administration has proposed capping how much money Head Start centers can spend on administrative costs. Dee Spencer is owner of Delightful Learning Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She says they would probably lose some of their specialists to meet that requirement. There is a little bit of burden just due to the paperwork and all the hoops that we have to jump through to meet the federal guidelines, but I do think that we need our admin there to help us. The proposed changes also include returning more of Head Start standards, such as student-teacher ratios, to the states.
Donations are pouring in for a William Jewell College football player who died Saturday during the first game of the season.
What are the proposed public funding amounts for the Plaza redevelopment and the Royals stadium?
Casey War's Sam Zeph has more.
The GoFundMe page was established for the family of 20-year-old Micah Joe Barnett. The fund organizer says the money will be used to, quote, ease some of the financial burdens and allow his loved ones to focus on grieving and honoring Micah's life. About two-thirds of the requested $55,000 was raised. In the first few hours, the page was up. Barnett collapsed on the sidelines after he scored a touchdown. William Jewell interim president Drew Van Horn says the junior running back complained to the team doctor that he couldn't breathe. Paramedics assigned to the game provided medical attention and then took Barnett to Liberty Hospital where he died. The cause of death is unknown.
We'll be back after this.
KCUR and Interurban Art House are celebrating the Kansas farm girl who went on to become America's first female commercial tattoo artist and the local tattoo scene today. Join us for People's History of Kansas City live, Thursday, September 24th in Overlin Park. More info and tickets are at kcur.org slash tattoos. Kansas City's flood of 1951 gained national attention not just for its immense devastation, but also for how communities responded in the aftermath.
Worst floods in the Midwest's recorded history. Kansas City rallied. It really did.
The 51 flood reshaped the city's identity on the podcast: A People's History of Kansas City.
Last month, the Kansas City Council approved a plan for a downtown baseball stadium that would receive about $600 million in public funding. And the Port Authority of Kansas City okayed $1.5 billion in bonds and tax benefits for the owners of the Country Club Plaza to redevelop that neighborhood.
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5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:18
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What are the proposed public funding amounts for the Plaza redevelopment and the Royals stadium?
2:18–6:31
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How did the Gillian Property Group’s tax break negotiations affect the Plaza project?
6:31–10:17
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What was the council’s process for approving the Royals stadium financing?
10:17–12:37
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Why did city officials want to avoid a public vote on the Royals stadium deal?
12:37–13:54
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