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With a 9-2 vote, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council passed the motion to make Vantage Airport Group the head of concessions at the new Kansas City International airport terminal.

The Kansas City Manager reported a phone call that he received from City Council member Teresa Loar in August. He viewed the call as an attempt to get him to intervene in negotiations for a concession contract at Kansas City International Airport.

Canada’s Vantage Airport Group won out over four rival proposers Thursday to run the concessions at Kansas City International Airport’s new terminal, slated to open in March 2023. The City Council vote was seen as a crucial decision, affecting visitors’ first impressions of the city for years to come.

Heres the word sent to www.TonysKansasCity.com . . . "Just wanted you to know that recall petitioners were out in the Northland this afternoon. They gathered a decent crowd and I signed their petition. They seemed nice enough and I didnt notice anyone challenging them. Its KC Northland so I even heard a few encouraging honks for the crew." Developing . . .

Council Dude Eric Bunch Defends Mask Mandate Amid Recall Other Apps Theres a recall going against 4th District councilman Eric Bunch that local MSM isnt covering. However, AWESOME TKC READERS NOTICED . . .

KANSAS CITY BIKE LANE FAIL that inspired MASSIVE neighborhood push back over bad planning and even more dangerous streets.  Check the word just sent our way on Sunday . . . "Hey TKC . . . Overnight my neighbors truck was pretty much obliterated thanks to the new bike lanes that KCMO has installed.  "Its a shame. I dont know them well, Ive only said hi a few times but I do know a lady has this car take her to work one of her three jobs she holds down to make ends meet . . . I thought the tru...

Jun. 24—The Kansas City Council on Thursday unanimously rejected an incentive package for a major redevelopment of the former Katz drugstore building in Westport. Council members appeared ready to approve a scaled-down version of incentives, limiting a tax abatement from 15 years to 10 years. But Katheryn Shields, who represents the 4th District, said the project was nonviable after an ...

A unanimous vote by the Kansas City Missouri City Council Thursday killed a proposed development at 39th and Main street.

The project died after the developer told a council member that a scaled-back incentive package wouldn't suffice.

An apartment plan involving the landmark Katz Drugstore has become the opening salvo in a City Hall debate over how – or whether – tax incentives should be available to help developments planned along the new streetcar extension down Main.