Civic Affairs
USDA Agencies Landing Downtown, Second Big Office Win in a Week
Editor’s note: The USDA has confirmed its relocating its agencies to 805 Pennsylvania The Port KC board unanimously approved establishing an AIM Zone at its meeting Monday to assist the USDA relocation plan. The authority expects to receive a share totaling $6 million over the 15-year life of the AIM Zone to be used for…
Mayor Stays Close to City Hall with TIF Commission Nominees
In his first important round of appointments, Mayor Quinton Lucas has stayed close to City Hall in nominating members for the city’s most high-profile economic development agency, the Kansas City Tax Increment Financing Commission. Three Kansas City Council members and one former member are among the six appointments the mayor is making to serve on…
Diane Burnette Leaves a Resurgent Main Street for Washington
By Kevin Collison Diane Burnette has one big regret leaving Midtown KC Now, formerly MainCor, for a new job with the Urban Land Institute in Washington D.C. after leading the key Main Street organization 16 years. “The one thing that bums me out,” she said, “I worked hard to get to this point and I’m…
New Playground Opens at West Terrace Park
By Kevin Collison Downtown boosters like to say it’s becoming a place where people can live, work and play, and last week a couple hundred kids from Crossroads Academy embraced that concept with joy at the opening of a new playground at West Terrace Park. While the 45-degree temps and wind made for a chilly…
Retiring City Manager Troy Schulte Reflects on Downtown’s Revival and Future
(Editor’s note: City Manager Troy Schulte announced this week he plans to retire in February after serving 10 years in the job. He was given an opportunity to speak to the Downtown Council’s 3rd Annual Office Summit Wednesday. Schulte reflected on what’s been accomplished downtown during his tenure and what he’d like to see moving…