Next year at KC

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Originally Posted by Tornado man

With the signage and architecture inside, Muni has kind of an Empire State Building feel to it. Wouldn't hurt to spend a few mil to really fix it up, though.

You know, I will have to talk with some of my friends in the know on KC downtown development to see what the situation is with Muni. I think the problem is that it is owned by the city and run by the convention center and visitors bureau, and I know they had to fight hard to get upgrades and new carpet for the convention center lately. Losing the Future Farmers of America annual convention hurt them quite a bit as well. The Sprint Center, Convention Center expansion, and new perfoming arts center have been the attention of the city for a while now. I remember looking at the Light District plans in 2000 or so when there was a group fighting for it back in the late nineties. It only took a decade. Also right now the Mayor is in big big trouble. His wife called a woman a mammy and refuses to work without his wife at his side so he works from home now. The people of KC voted for Light Rail, and he is refusing to let it happen. So, many things in the development mode down there are up in the air. Love the town, but like all big cities, politics can get in the way of progress sometimes.