Citadel Plaza gets $20 million advance from taxpayers
CDC-KC President William Threatt
Two weeks ago, the Citadel Plaza development looked like it might never break ground at 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue.
Kansas City, Missouri, City Council members were angry and frustrated with the behavior of the project’s manager, the Community Development Corporation of Kansas City. They were shocked that the CDC-KC would ask for a $20 million advance from taxpayers when the city is staring down a budget crisis.
Well, never mind the City Council’s tough talk about protecting public dollars. Disregard the decade of miscommunication and environmental contamination to which the CDC-KC has subjected neighbors adjacent to the proposed $90 million shopping center. Look past the CDC-KC’s nonpayment of property taxes and ongoing legal troubles.
Yesterday, the City Council approved a big advance for the embattled development.
