Bannister Mall redevelopment is moving forward
Category: In the Media
Posted: February 14, 2008
Full Story - KANSAS CITY STAR
BY STEVE PENN
The local battle over the future of the Bannister Mall site has been decided, and the next challenge for the project looms in Jefferson City.
Here’s the latest.
At some point in the next few months, the Missouri legislature will begin considering a tax-increment financing package for the Bannister Mall redevelopment.
Bright future for Bannister, southern KC
Category: In the Media
Posted: December 20, 2007
Full Story - The Wednesday Sun
BY KELLI BANFORTH
The Kansas City Council unanimously approved a development plan for the Bannister Mall area Dec. 13.
Now, developers for Three Trails Redevelopment turn to the state for tax credits and tax increment financing approval.
City Council approves Bannister redevelopment
Category: In the Media
Posted: December 16, 2007
Full Story - KANSAS CITY STAR
BY KEVIN COLLISON
A soccer-oriented redevelopment plan for the beleaguered Bannister Mall area, touted by backers as the salvation of south Kansas City, was approved unanimously Thursday by the Kansas City Council.
Finance Committee recommends approval of compromise plan for Bannister Mall area
Category: In the Media
Posted: December 12, 2007
Full Story - KANSAS CITY STAR
BY KEVIN COLLISON
A proposal to redevelop the Bannister Mall area with a project anchored by a Wizards soccer stadium was endorsed today following a compromise that won support from Mayor Mark Funkhouser.
AS I SEE IT: The Three Trails redevelopment can turn area around
Category: In the Media
Posted: December 10, 2007
Full Story - KANSAS CITY STAR
BY Councilman John A. Sharp
Along with my 6th District colleague, at-large council member Cathy Jolly, I would admit that Kansas City government has sometimes given tax breaks to developers that didn’t make a lot of sense.
Sometimes the projects probably could have been built without tax incentives or needed fewer ones than what was granted. Sometimes they were in desirable, rather than blighted areas of town. Sometimes they had little or no community support and were opposed by other taxing jurisdictions, such as the affected school districts.
Funkhouser’s stand disappoints backers of Three Trails project
Category: In the Media
Posted: December 07, 2007
Full Story - KANSAS CITY STAR
BY KEVIN COLLISON
Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s opposition to using special incentives to revitalize the Bannister Mall area pits him against the developer, the state and perhaps a majority of the City Council.
Councilwoman Cathy Jolly, whose south Kansas City district includes the proposed Three Trails Redevelopment, said Thursday that she was disappointed with the mayor’s decision to oppose the use of “super tax increment financing” to help finance the approximately $1 billion project
Funkhouser opposes Super TIF for Bannister Mall redevelopment
Category: In the Media
Posted: December 06, 2007
Full Story - KANSAS CITY STAR
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BY KEVIN COLLISON
Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser said Wednesday that he opposed extraordinary tax breaks to help the Bannister Mall area redevelopment plan — incentives that backers say are vital for success.
“It’s a wonderful project. I’m ready to sign off,” Funkhouser said at a development forum where he made a public appearance early in the day. “But I can’t stomach 23 years of Super TIF.”
Mayor's office releases analysis of Three Trails TIF Plan
Category: In the Media
Posted: November 12, 2007
Three-Trails Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan ED&I Policy Factors Analysis
Summary: The following provides the City Planning and Development Department’s analysis of the Three-Trails Redevelopment TIF Plan as it relates to the City’s adopted Economic Development and Incentive (ED&I) Policy and the Policy’s measurement factors. Due to the preliminary nature of the project, it is difficult to quantify to what extent the proposed project achieves the objectives of the ED&I Policy. As described below, the project has the potential to meet many of the Policy’s objectives; however, this is dependent upon how the project is executed.
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