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NEXT UP ON KANSAS CITY WEEK IN REVIEW, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. WE START WITH THE HALL FAMILY'S
IN REVIEW, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. WE START WITH THE HALL FAMILY'S PLEDGE TO GIVE $75 MILLION TO
WE START WITH THE HALL FAMILY'S PLEDGE TO GIVE $75 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW TRANSLATIONAL
PLEDGE TO GIVE $75 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING ON THE
BUILD A NEW TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING ON THE GROUNDS OF CHILDREN'S MERCY
MEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING ON THE GROUNDS OF CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL, BUT ONLY IF JACKSON
GROUNDS OF CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL, BUT ONLY IF JACKSON COUNTY VOTERS SAY YES THIS FALL
HOSPITAL, BUT ONLY IF JACKSON COUNTY VOTERS SAY YES THIS FALL TO A MEDICAL RESEARCH SALES TAX.
COUNTY VOTERS SAY YES THIS FALL TO A MEDICAL RESEARCH SALES TAX. THE STORY HITS LAST WEEK WHILE
TO A MEDICAL RESEARCH SALES TAX. THE STORY HITS LAST WEEK WHILE WE WERE RAISING MONEY OF OUR OWN
THE STORY HITS LAST WEEK WHILE WE WERE RAISING MONEY OF OUR OWN DURING OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
WE WERE RAISING MONEY OF OUR OWN DURING OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE. WE HAVE TRACKED THIS ISSUE A
DURING OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE. WE HAVE TRACKED THIS ISSUE A NUMBER OF TIMES ALREADY ON THIS
WE HAVE TRACKED THIS ISSUE A NUMBER OF TIMES ALREADY ON THIS PROGRAM, BUT IN SHORT, HOW DOES
NUMBER OF TIMES ALREADY ON THIS PROGRAM, BUT IN SHORT, HOW DOES THIS DONATION INFLUENCE THIS
PROGRAM, BUT IN SHORT, HOW DOES THIS DONATION INFLUENCE THIS NOVEMBER ELECTION IF AT ALL?
THIS DONATION INFLUENCE THIS NOVEMBER ELECTION IF AT ALL? IT WILL HAVE SOME INFLUENCE,
NOVEMBER ELECTION IF AT ALL? IT WILL HAVE SOME INFLUENCE, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THE
IT WILL HAVE SOME INFLUENCE, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THE CAMPAIGN AND THE PUSH FOR THIS
BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THE CAMPAIGN AND THE PUSH FOR THIS CAME SO LATE THAT IT IS GOING TO
CAMPAIGN AND THE PUSH FOR THIS CAME SO LATE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, IT'S GOING TO BE A
CAME SO LATE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD FOUGHT THING IN PRACTICAL
BE DIFFICULT, IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD FOUGHT THING IN PRACTICAL TERMS BECAUSE IT'S CONNECTED
HARD FOUGHT THING IN PRACTICAL TERMS BECAUSE IT'S CONNECTED WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY, BECAUSE
TERMS BECAUSE IT'S CONNECTED WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY, BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO HELP SICK
WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY, BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO HELP SICK KIDS?
WHO DOESN'T WANT TO HELP SICK KIDS? BUT IT DID COME VERY, VERY LATE,
KIDS? BUT IT DID COME VERY, VERY LATE, AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE TAX
BUT IT DID COME VERY, VERY LATE, AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE TAX WEARY.
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE TAX WEARY. DO YOU THINK IT HAS ANY
WEARY. DO YOU THINK IT HAS ANY IMPACT AT ALL?
DO YOU THINK IT HAS ANY IMPACT AT ALL? ONE THING THAT WOULD HELP,
IMPACT AT ALL? ONE THING THAT WOULD HELP, THE HALL FAMILY HAS SET ASIDE
ONE THING THAT WOULD HELP, THE HALL FAMILY HAS SET ASIDE $75 MILLION FOR THE START-UP
THE HALL FAMILY HAS SET ASIDE $75 MILLION FOR THE START-UP COSTS, SO NOW THE ARGUMENT CAN
$75 MILLION FOR THE START-UP COSTS, SO NOW THE ARGUMENT CAN BE MADE, ALL OF THE TAX DOLLARS
COSTS, SO NOW THE ARGUMENT CAN BE MADE, ALL OF THE TAX DOLLARS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO INTO
BE MADE, ALL OF THE TAX DOLLARS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO INTO THIS MEDICAL RESEARCH.
ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO INTO THIS MEDICAL RESEARCH. IT'S GOING TO GET KANSAS CITY ON
THIS MEDICAL RESEARCH. IT'S GOING TO GET KANSAS CITY ON THE MAP AND ONLY SPRINGBOARD
IT'S GOING TO GET KANSAS CITY ON THE MAP AND ONLY SPRINGBOARD INTO POSSIBLY MORE RESEARCH AND
THE MAP AND ONLY SPRINGBOARD INTO POSSIBLY MORE RESEARCH AND MORE ECONOMIC BENEFIT.
INTO POSSIBLY MORE RESEARCH AND MORE ECONOMIC BENEFIT. I THINK WHAT BILL SAYS IS RIGHT.
MORE ECONOMIC BENEFIT. I THINK WHAT BILL SAYS IS RIGHT. PEOPLE ARE TAX LEERY, AND YOU'RE
I THINK WHAT BILL SAYS IS RIGHT. PEOPLE ARE TAX LEERY, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A REGRESSIVE SALES
PEOPLE ARE TAX LEERY, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A REGRESSIVE SALES TAX, AND WE MEAN POOR AND MIDDLE
TALKING ABOUT A REGRESSIVE SALES TAX, AND WE MEAN POOR AND MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY
TAX, AND WE MEAN POOR AND MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY MORE BECAUSE THE SALES TAX ARE A
INCOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY MORE BECAUSE THE SALES TAX ARE A BIGGER PART OF THEIR INCOME.
MORE BECAUSE THE SALES TAX ARE A BIGGER PART OF THEIR INCOME. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IF THIS
BIGGER PART OF THEIR INCOME. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IF THIS PASSES IN CERTAIN PARTS OF
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IF THIS PASSES IN CERTAIN PARTS OF JACKSON COUNTY, THE SALES TAX IS
PASSES IN CERTAIN PARTS OF JACKSON COUNTY, THE SALES TAX IS NOW GOING TO BE 10% ON EVERY
JACKSON COUNTY, THE SALES TAX IS NOW GOING TO BE 10% ON EVERY DOLLAR.
NOW GOING TO BE 10% ON EVERY DOLLAR. THAT GETS TO A POINT WHERE YOU
DOLLAR. THAT GETS TO A POINT WHERE YOU HAVE TO PULL BACK AND SAY, WAIT,
THAT GETS TO A POINT WHERE YOU HAVE TO PULL BACK AND SAY, WAIT, WHY ARE WE PUTTING EVERYTHING ON
HAVE TO PULL BACK AND SAY, WAIT, WHY ARE WE PUTTING EVERYTHING ON TAXPAYERS IN TERMS OF SALES TAX.
WHY ARE WE PUTTING EVERYTHING ON TAXPAYERS IN TERMS OF SALES TAX. BUT DO YOU THING, THOUGH,
TAXPAYERS IN TERMS OF SALES TAX. BUT DO YOU THING, THOUGH, MARY, THIS HAS ANY IMPACT ON THE
BUT DO YOU THING, THOUGH, MARY, THIS HAS ANY IMPACT ON THE ELECTION?
MARY, THIS HAS ANY IMPACT ON THE ELECTION? IF YOU WERE ON THE SIDELINES OR
ELECTION? IF YOU WERE ON THE SIDELINES OR THINKING OF VOTING NO ON THIS,
IF YOU WERE ON THE SIDELINES OR THINKING OF VOTING NO ON THIS, WOULD A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE
THINKING OF VOTING NO ON THIS, WOULD A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE HALL FAMILY FOUNDATION OR THE
WOULD A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE HALL FAMILY FOUNDATION OR THE HALL FAMILY MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
HALL FAMILY FOUNDATION OR THE HALL FAMILY MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU?
HALL FAMILY MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU? I THINK IT MIGHT MAKE A
TO YOU? I THINK IT MIGHT MAKE A LITTLE DIFFERENT DIFFERENCE TO
I THINK IT MIGHT MAKE A LITTLE DIFFERENT DIFFERENCE TO SOME PEOPLE IN THAT IF THEY
LITTLE DIFFERENT DIFFERENCE TO SOME PEOPLE IN THAT IF THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE
SOME PEOPLE IN THAT IF THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE FUNDING MECHANISM, WHAT IT IS,
REALLY UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE FUNDING MECHANISM, WHAT IT IS, IT'S ABOUT 50 TO $60 EXTRA FOR
FUNDING MECHANISM, WHAT IT IS, IT'S ABOUT 50 TO $60 EXTRA FOR MOST PEOPLE.
IT'S ABOUT 50 TO $60 EXTRA FOR MOST PEOPLE. BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T
MOST PEOPLE. BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.
BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ALREADY A
UNDERSTAND. MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ALREADY A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE, ISN'T
MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ALREADY A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE, ISN'T IT?
VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE, ISN'T IT? THEY HAVE A PLANNED,
IT? THEY HAVE A PLANNED, 1 MILLION-DOLLAR CAMPAIGN
THEY HAVE A PLANNED, 1 MILLION-DOLLAR CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING.
1 MILLION-DOLLAR CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING. I'M QUITE INTERESTED TO SEE WHEN
ADVERTISING. I'M QUITE INTERESTED TO SEE WHEN THAT'S GOING TO START TO ROLL
I'M QUITE INTERESTED TO SEE WHEN THAT'S GOING TO START TO ROLL OUT.
THAT'S GOING TO START TO ROLL OUT. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET, AND
OUT. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET, AND HOW THEY DO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET, AND HOW THEY DO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. MEDICAL RESEARCH IS A MASSIVE
HOW THEY DO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. MEDICAL RESEARCH IS A MASSIVE BUILDING BUSINESS FOR THE
MEDICAL RESEARCH IS A MASSIVE BUILDING BUSINESS FOR THE FUTURE.
BUILDING BUSINESS FOR THE FUTURE. THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD WE BE
FUTURE. THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD WE BE ALLOWING THESE TAX DOLLARS TO
THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD WE BE ALLOWING THESE TAX DOLLARS TO REALLY COME IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO
ALLOWING THESE TAX DOLLARS TO REALLY COME IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO GROW OUR ECONOMY AROUND THAT
REALLY COME IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO GROW OUR ECONOMY AROUND THAT INDUSTRY.
GROW OUR ECONOMY AROUND THAT INDUSTRY. THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION.
INDUSTRY. THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION. ELECTION DAY IS 8 WEEKS AWAY,
THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION. ELECTION DAY IS 8 WEEKS AWAY, NICK, ABOUT 8 WEEKS AWAY.
ELECTION DAY IS 8 WEEKS AWAY, NICK, ABOUT 8 WEEKS AWAY. SO I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, AND
NICK, ABOUT 8 WEEKS AWAY. SO I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, AND MARY IS RIGHT.
SO I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, AND MARY IS RIGHT. THIS CONTRIBUTION OR THIS
MARY IS RIGHT. THIS CONTRIBUTION OR THIS PROMISED CONTRIBUTION MIGHT HAVE
THIS CONTRIBUTION OR THIS PROMISED CONTRIBUTION MIGHT HAVE A MARGINAL IMPACT ON VOTERS'
PROMISED CONTRIBUTION MIGHT HAVE A MARGINAL IMPACT ON VOTERS' DECISIONS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY
A MARGINAL IMPACT ON VOTERS' DECISIONS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY WANT TO BE CONVINCED THIS MONEY
DECISIONS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY WANT TO BE CONVINCED THIS MONEY IS BEING SPENT FOR SOMETHING
WANT TO BE CONVINCED THIS MONEY IS BEING SPENT FOR SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO SPEND IT ON.
IS BEING SPENT FOR SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO SPEND IT ON. THAT'S HOW ELECTIONS ARE WON.
THEY'D LIKE TO SPEND IT ON. THAT'S HOW ELECTIONS ARE WON. A, IS IT TOO MUCH MONEY AND B
THAT'S HOW ELECTIONS ARE WON. A, IS IT TOO MUCH MONEY AND B WHAT DO YOU WANT IT FOR?
A, IS IT TOO MUCH MONEY AND B WHAT DO YOU WANT IT FOR? SOME MEDICAL TRANSACTIONAL THING
WHAT DO YOU WANT IT FOR? SOME MEDICAL TRANSACTIONAL THING THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.
SOME MEDICAL TRANSACTIONAL THING THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. THEY'VE GOT 8 WEEKS, PROBABLY
THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. THEY'VE GOT 8 WEEKS, PROBABLY NOT THAT LONG, TO MAKE THAT CASE
THEY'VE GOT 8 WEEKS, PROBABLY NOT THAT LONG, TO MAKE THAT CASE AND THEY BETTER START DOING IT
NOT THAT LONG, TO MAKE THAT CASE AND THEY BETTER START DOING IT NOW AND NOT RELY ON THE PROMISES
AND THEY BETTER START DOING IT NOW AND NOT RELY ON THE PROMISES OF CASH IN THE FUTURE.
NOW AND NOT RELY ON THE PROMISES OF CASH IN THE FUTURE. AND WHERE IT COULD WORK
OF CASH IN THE FUTURE. AND WHERE IT COULD WORK AGAINST SOME OF THE PROPONENTS
AND WHERE IT COULD WORK AGAINST SOME OF THE PROPONENTS OF THE TAX, TRADITIONALLY FEDS
AGAINST SOME OF THE PROPONENTS OF THE TAX, TRADITIONALLY FEDS HAVE USED DOLLARS AND PRIVATE
OF THE TAX, TRADITIONALLY FEDS HAVE USED DOLLARS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS HAVE USED MONEY TO
HAVE USED DOLLARS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS HAVE USED MONEY TO SPUR MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND SO A
FOUNDATIONS HAVE USED MONEY TO SPUR MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY SAY, YEAH, THE
SPUR MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY SAY, YEAH, THE FOUNDATION SHOULD BE PICKING IT
LOT OF PEOPLE MAY SAY, YEAH, THE FOUNDATION SHOULD BE PICKING IT UP, BUT NOT LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND
FOUNDATION SHOULD BE PICKING IT UP, BUT NOT LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND NOT IN TERMS OF A REGRESSIVE
UP, BUT NOT LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND NOT IN TERMS OF A REGRESSIVE SALES TAX.
NOT IN TERMS OF A REGRESSIVE SALES TAX. IT MAY GIVE CRITICS MORE
SALES TAX. IT MAY GIVE CRITICS MORE AMMUNITION TO SAY THIS IS WHERE
IT MAY GIVE CRITICS MORE AMMUNITION TO SAY THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING, NOT THE
AMMUNITION TO SAY THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING, NOT THE BACKS OF HARD WORKING KANSAS
WE SHOULD BE LOOKING, NOT THE BACKS OF HARD WORKING KANSAS CITY PEOPLE.
BACKS OF HARD WORKING KANSAS CITY PEOPLE. NEXT UP, MORE MONEY, MONEY,
CITY PEOPLE. NEXT UP, MORE MONEY, MONEY, MONEY AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
NEXT UP, MORE MONEY, MONEY, MONEY AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AWARDS KANSAS CITY $20 MILLION
MONEY AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AWARDS KANSAS CITY $20 MILLION FOR ITS STREETCAR LINE.
AWARDS KANSAS CITY $20 MILLION FOR ITS STREETCAR LINE. THIS IS ONE OF 52 PROJECTS IN
FOR ITS STREETCAR LINE. THIS IS ONE OF 52 PROJECTS IN 37 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS ONE OF 52 PROJECTS IN 37 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. KANSAS CITY, I ALSO WANT YOU TO
37 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. KANSAS CITY, I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE
KANSAS CITY, I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE PROJECT.
KNOW THIS IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE PROJECT. (APPLAUSE).
PROJECT. (APPLAUSE). U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY
(APPLAUSE). U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY ANTHONY FOX MAKING THE
U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY ANTHONY FOX MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT UNION STATION.
ANTHONY FOX MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT UNION STATION. WAS KANSAS CITY RELYING ON THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT AT UNION STATION. WAS KANSAS CITY RELYING ON THIS MONEY TO BUILD THE
WAS KANSAS CITY RELYING ON THIS MONEY TO BUILD THE 100 MILLION-DOLLAR STREETCAR
MONEY TO BUILD THE 100 MILLION-DOLLAR STREETCAR SYSTEM?
100 MILLION-DOLLAR STREETCAR SYSTEM? BILL.
SYSTEM? BILL. THEY REALLY NEEDED THE MONEY,
BILL. THEY REALLY NEEDED THE MONEY, AND IT WAS PRETTY MUCH -- I
THEY REALLY NEEDED THE MONEY, AND IT WAS PRETTY MUCH -- I THINK THE SHIP HAD SAILED THAT
AND IT WAS PRETTY MUCH -- I THINK THE SHIP HAD SAILED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET THE TIGER
THINK THE SHIP HAD SAILED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET THE TIGER GRANTS.
THEY WERE GOING TO GET THE TIGER GRANTS. THE QUESTION NOW IS CAN THEY HIT
GRANTS. THE QUESTION NOW IS CAN THEY HIT THAT 2015 DEADLINE?
THE QUESTION NOW IS CAN THEY HIT THAT 2015 DEADLINE? YESTERDAY, THE COUNCIL AWARDED A
THAT 2015 DEADLINE? YESTERDAY, THE COUNCIL AWARDED A CONTRACT, AND IT WAS THE LOWEST
YESTERDAY, THE COUNCIL AWARDED A CONTRACT, AND IT WAS THE LOWEST BIDDER, FOR A COUPLE OF
CONTRACT, AND IT WAS THE LOWEST BIDDER, FOR A COUPLE OF COMPANIES, ONE IN ST. JOE AND
BIDDER, FOR A COUPLE OF COMPANIES, ONE IN ST. JOE AND ONE OUT OF THE WEST COAST TO GET
COMPANIES, ONE IN ST. JOE AND ONE OUT OF THE WEST COAST TO GET THIS DONE, BUT 2015 IS STILL
ONE OUT OF THE WEST COAST TO GET THIS DONE, BUT 2015 IS STILL GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY TIGHT
THIS DONE, BUT 2015 IS STILL GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY TIGHT TIMELINE FOR THEM, AND THAT'S
GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY TIGHT TIMELINE FOR THEM, AND THAT'S GOING TO ADD SOME FUEL TO THE
TIMELINE FOR THEM, AND THAT'S GOING TO ADD SOME FUEL TO THE FIRE OF THE OPPONENTS WHO ARE -.
GOING TO ADD SOME FUEL TO THE FIRE OF THE OPPONENTS WHO ARE -. WE'VE ALSO HEARD THIS WEEK
FIRE OF THE OPPONENTS WHO ARE -. WE'VE ALSO HEARD THIS WEEK WE'VE NOW FINALIZED AT CITY HALL
WE'VE ALSO HEARD THIS WEEK WE'VE NOW FINALIZED AT CITY HALL THE ACTUAL CONTRACT TO THE
WE'VE NOW FINALIZED AT CITY HALL THE ACTUAL CONTRACT TO THE COMPANY GOING TO BUILD THE
THE ACTUAL CONTRACT TO THE COMPANY GOING TO BUILD THE STREETCAR LINE.
COMPANY GOING TO BUILD THE STREETCAR LINE. IT FINALLY LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL
STREETCAR LINE. IT FINALLY LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL BE BUILT.
IT FINALLY LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL BE BUILT. THAT'S WHAT BILL WAS TALKING
BE BUILT. THAT'S WHAT BILL WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT VOTE YESTERDAY, VERY
THAT'S WHAT BILL WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT VOTE YESTERDAY, VERY CONTENTIOUS BECAUSE THE
ABOUT, THAT VOTE YESTERDAY, VERY CONTENTIOUS BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR IS, QUOTE, UNQUOTE,
CONTENTIOUS BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR IS, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, NONUNION.
CONTRACTOR IS, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, NONUNION. THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT
NONUNION. THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THAT.
THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER ENGINEERING
THAT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER ENGINEERING CONCERNS.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER ENGINEERING CONCERNS. IT MAY BE A WHILE BEFORE WE
CONCERNS. IT MAY BE A WHILE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SEE DIRT TURNED ON THIS
IT MAY BE A WHILE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SEE DIRT TURNED ON THIS PROJECT, BUT I DO THINK THAT
ACTUALLY SEE DIRT TURNED ON THIS PROJECT, BUT I DO THINK THAT KANSAS CITY OFFICIALS THAT I
PROJECT, BUT I DO THINK THAT KANSAS CITY OFFICIALS THAT I TALKED WITH WHEN ANTHONY FOX
KANSAS CITY OFFICIALS THAT I TALKED WITH WHEN ANTHONY FOX CAME HERE TO PASS OUT THAT
TALKED WITH WHEN ANTHONY FOX CAME HERE TO PASS OUT THAT 20 MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT, SEEMED
CAME HERE TO PASS OUT THAT 20 MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT, SEEMED FAIRLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY'LL
20 MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT, SEEMED FAIRLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO AT LEAST BEGIN THIS
FAIRLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO AT LEAST BEGIN THIS STARTER LINE AND GET IT FINISHED
BE ABLE TO AT LEAST BEGIN THIS STARTER LINE AND GET IT FINISHED BY 2015.
STARTER LINE AND GET IT FINISHED BY 2015. THEY'RE ALREADY, NICK, TALKING
BY 2015. THEY'RE ALREADY, NICK, TALKING ABOUT EXTENSIONS OF IT, THOUGH,
THEY'RE ALREADY, NICK, TALKING ABOUT EXTENSIONS OF IT, THOUGH, AND THAT MAY BE THE BIGGEST
ABOUT EXTENSIONS OF IT, THOUGH, AND THAT MAY BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE GOING FORWARD.
AND THAT MAY BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE GOING FORWARD. I DON'T THINK THE FEDS ARE GOING
CHALLENGE GOING FORWARD. I DON'T THINK THE FEDS ARE GOING TO COME IN WITH ANOTHER
I DON'T THINK THE FEDS ARE GOING TO COME IN WITH ANOTHER 20 MILLION-DOLLAR CHECK ANY TIME
TO COME IN WITH ANOTHER 20 MILLION-DOLLAR CHECK ANY TIME SOON.
20 MILLION-DOLLAR CHECK ANY TIME SOON. IN ONE WAY, WE'RE WATCHING THEM
SOON. IN ONE WAY, WE'RE WATCHING THEM ACTUALLY BUILD IT, IN ANOTHER
IN ONE WAY, WE'RE WATCHING THEM ACTUALLY BUILD IT, IN ANOTHER WAY THEY'RE ALREADY TALKING
ACTUALLY BUILD IT, IN ANOTHER WAY THEY'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT MAKING IT BIGGER AND
WAY THEY'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT MAKING IT BIGGER AND COSTING TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY.
ABOUT MAKING IT BIGGER AND COSTING TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY. THAT MAY BE THE BIGGER HURDLE
COSTING TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY. THAT MAY BE THE BIGGER HURDLE FOR THEM TO OVERCOME.
THAT MAY BE THE BIGGER HURDLE FOR THEM TO OVERCOME. $20 MILLION, THE SINGLE
FOR THEM TO OVERCOME. $20 MILLION, THE SINGLE LARGEST GRANT GIVEN OUT FOR THE
$20 MILLION, THE SINGLE LARGEST GRANT GIVEN OUT FOR THE TIGER GRANTS.
LARGEST GRANT GIVEN OUT FOR THE TIGER GRANTS. I THINK THEY PASSED OUT
TIGER GRANTS. I THINK THEY PASSED OUT SOMETHING JUST OVER 470 MILLION.
I THINK THEY PASSED OUT SOMETHING JUST OVER 470 MILLION. IT'S A HUGE FEATHER IN THE
SOMETHING JUST OVER 470 MILLION. IT'S A HUGE FEATHER IN THE CITY'S CAP.
IT'S A HUGE FEATHER IN THE CITY'S CAP. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE SAYING NOW
CITY'S CAP. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE SAYING NOW THAT THAT $20 MILLION IS GOING
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE SAYING NOW THAT THAT $20 MILLION IS GOING TO POSSIBLY LESSEN THE TAX
THAT THAT $20 MILLION IS GOING TO POSSIBLY LESSEN THE TAX BURDEN ON RESIDENTS IN THE CITY.
TO POSSIBLY LESSEN THE TAX BURDEN ON RESIDENTS IN THE CITY. WE'LL SEE IF THAT HAPPENS,
BURDEN ON RESIDENTS IN THE CITY. WE'LL SEE IF THAT HAPPENS, BECAUSE WE KNOW UNDER THIS
WE'LL SEE IF THAT HAPPENS, BECAUSE WE KNOW UNDER THIS CONTRACT FIXED COSTS AREN'T
BECAUSE WE KNOW UNDER THIS CONTRACT FIXED COSTS AREN'T FIXED COSTS ON THIS PROJECT.
CONTRACT FIXED COSTS AREN'T FIXED COSTS ON THIS PROJECT. ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT THEY
FIXED COSTS ON THIS PROJECT. ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT THEY DID SAY WITH THIS MONEY, IT
ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT THEY DID SAY WITH THIS MONEY, IT ASSURES THAT IT WILL NOW BE A
DID SAY WITH THIS MONEY, IT ASSURES THAT IT WILL NOW BE A TWOWAY TRACK BETWEEN 12th
ASSURES THAT IT WILL NOW BE A TWOWAY TRACK BETWEEN 12th STREET AND CROWN CENTER.
TWOWAY TRACK BETWEEN 12th STREET AND CROWN CENTER. IT'S A HUGE BOOM FOR THE CITY
STREET AND CROWN CENTER. IT'S A HUGE BOOM FOR THE CITY AND PROPONENTS OF THIS.
IT'S A HUGE BOOM FOR THE CITY AND PROPONENTS OF THIS. BUT YOU HAVE TO STOP AND WONDER,
AND PROPONENTS OF THIS. BUT YOU HAVE TO STOP AND WONDER, AS DAVE JUST POINTED OUT, HOW
BUT YOU HAVE TO STOP AND WONDER, AS DAVE JUST POINTED OUT, HOW MUCH MORE WILL THIS COST, HOW
AS DAVE JUST POINTED OUT, HOW MUCH MORE WILL THIS COST, HOW MUCH ARE THE EXTENSIONS GOING TO
MUCH MORE WILL THIS COST, HOW MUCH ARE THE EXTENSIONS GOING TO COST, AND AT WHAT TIME DO THE
MUCH ARE THE EXTENSIONS GOING TO COST, AND AT WHAT TIME DO THE KANSAS CITY TAXPAYERS SAY ENOUGH
COST, AND AT WHAT TIME DO THE KANSAS CITY TAXPAYERS SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH?
KANSAS CITY TAXPAYERS SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH? WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO FUND THESE
IS ENOUGH? WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO FUND THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO FUND THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS. BUT NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S FREE
TYPES OF PROJECTS. BUT NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S FREE TO RIDE.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S FREE TO RIDE. SO OPERATING COSTS ARE GOING TO
TO RIDE. SO OPERATING COSTS ARE GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR AS LONG AS WE
SO OPERATING COSTS ARE GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE A STREETCAR, LET ALONE THE
BE AN ISSUE FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE A STREETCAR, LET ALONE THE EXTENSIONS.
HAVE A STREETCAR, LET ALONE THE EXTENSIONS. THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO
EXTENSIONS. THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED. BUT NOW THEY HAVE 20 EXTRA
BE ANSWERED. BUT NOW THEY HAVE 20 EXTRA MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL
BUT NOW THEY HAVE 20 EXTRA MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PLAY WITH.
MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PLAY WITH. WELL, PLAYING IS AN
GOVERNMENT TO PLAY WITH. WELL, PLAYING IS AN INTERESTING TERM.
WELL, PLAYING IS AN INTERESTING TERM. IT'S KIND OF LIKE FINDING
INTERESTING TERM. IT'S KIND OF LIKE FINDING MONEY UNDER THE MATTRESS THAT
IT'S KIND OF LIKE FINDING MONEY UNDER THE MATTRESS THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW GRANDPA PUT
MONEY UNDER THE MATTRESS THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW GRANDPA PUT UNDER THERE.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW GRANDPA PUT UNDER THERE. IT'S GREAT, IT'S A GOOD THING,
UNDER THERE. IT'S GREAT, IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT IS IT GOING TO BE ENOUGH?
IT'S GREAT, IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT IS IT GOING TO BE ENOUGH? THEY BETTER HOPE FOR NO RAIN, NO
BUT IS IT GOING TO BE ENOUGH? THEY BETTER HOPE FOR NO RAIN, NO PROBLEMS WITH THEIR
THEY BETTER HOPE FOR NO RAIN, NO PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CONSTRUCTION, THAT EVERYTHING
PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CONSTRUCTION, THAT EVERYTHING JUST TICKS ALONG, BECAUSE
CONSTRUCTION, THAT EVERYTHING JUST TICKS ALONG, BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY SO MUCH
JUST TICKS ALONG, BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY SO MUCH ANIMOSITY, PARTICULARLY OVER WHO
THERE'S ALREADY SO MUCH ANIMOSITY, PARTICULARLY OVER WHO GOT THAT CONTRACT THAT COULD
ANIMOSITY, PARTICULARLY OVER WHO GOT THAT CONTRACT THAT COULD COME BACK TO BITE THEM.
GOT THAT CONTRACT THAT COULD COME BACK TO BITE THEM. LAST WEEK WHILE WE WERE
COME BACK TO BITE THEM. LAST WEEK WHILE WE WERE ASKING YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER OF
LAST WEEK WHILE WE WERE ASKING YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER OF KCPT IN A NUMBER OF PLACES
ASKING YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER OF KCPT IN A NUMBER OF PLACES AROUND TOWN, DAVID WAS TAKING ON
KCPT IN A NUMBER OF PLACES AROUND TOWN, DAVID WAS TAKING ON GOLIATH, AND DAVID WON.
AROUND TOWN, DAVID WAS TAKING ON GOLIATH, AND DAVID WON. IN WALDO LOCAL RESIDENTS FOUGHT
GOLIATH, AND DAVID WON. IN WALDO LOCAL RESIDENTS FOUGHT OFF A BID TO BUILD A WAL-MART IN
IN WALDO LOCAL RESIDENTS FOUGHT OFF A BID TO BUILD A WAL-MART IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
OFF A BID TO BUILD A WAL-MART IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IN PRAYER EYE VILLAGE
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IN PRAYER EYE VILLAGE RESIDENTS CLAIMED A RARE VICTORY
AND IN PRAYER EYE VILLAGE RESIDENTS CLAIMED A RARE VICTORY OVER PLANS BY DEEP POCKETED
RESIDENTS CLAIMED A RARE VICTORY OVER PLANS BY DEEP POCKETED DEVELOPERS TO BUILD A LARGE
OVER PLANS BY DEEP POCKETED DEVELOPERS TO BUILD A LARGE RETIREMENT FACILITY ON THE SITE
DEVELOPERS TO BUILD A LARGE RETIREMENT FACILITY ON THE SITE OF A FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL ON
RETIREMENT FACILITY ON THE SITE OF A FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL ON MISSION ROAD.
OF A FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL ON MISSION ROAD. NOW, SOMETIMES WE GET THE
MISSION ROAD. NOW, SOMETIMES WE GET THE IMPRESSION THAT WE AS CITIZENS
NOW, SOMETIMES WE GET THE IMPRESSION THAT WE AS CITIZENS HAVE LITTLE SWAY IN THESE BIG
IMPRESSION THAT WE AS CITIZENS HAVE LITTLE SWAY IN THESE BIG DOLLAR AND CENTS DECISIONS.
HAVE LITTLE SWAY IN THESE BIG DOLLAR AND CENTS DECISIONS. DO THESE TWO EVENTS ON BOTH
DOLLAR AND CENTS DECISIONS. DO THESE TWO EVENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF STATE LINE PROVE
DO THESE TWO EVENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF STATE LINE PROVE OTHERWISE?
SIDES OF STATE LINE PROVE OTHERWISE? MARY.
OTHERWISE? MARY. I WOULDN'T SAY IT PROVES
MARY. I WOULDN'T SAY IT PROVES OTHERWISE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER
I WOULDN'T SAY IT PROVES OTHERWISE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT CAME INTO PLAY
OTHERWISE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT CAME INTO PLAY HERE.
FACTORS THAT CAME INTO PLAY HERE. IT WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT
HERE. IT WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT SAID NO ON THE MISSOURI SIDE IN
IT WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT SAID NO ON THE MISSOURI SIDE IN THE WALDO PROJECT THAT THAT
SAID NO ON THE MISSOURI SIDE IN THE WALDO PROJECT THAT THAT WASN'T A GOOD THING FOR THAT
THE WALDO PROJECT THAT THAT WASN'T A GOOD THING FOR THAT UNUSED BUILDING, AND THAT'S
WASN'T A GOOD THING FOR THAT UNUSED BUILDING, AND THAT'S PARTLY BECAUSE THEY REALLY HAVE
UNUSED BUILDING, AND THAT'S PARTLY BECAUSE THEY REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY'RE
PARTLY BECAUSE THEY REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY'RE MANAGING THE DOWNSIZING OF THOSE
TO WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY'RE MANAGING THE DOWNSIZING OF THOSE BUILDINGS AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH
MANAGING THE DOWNSIZING OF THOSE BUILDINGS AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEM.
BUILDINGS AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEM. THAT WAS A BIG PART OF IT.
THEM. THAT WAS A BIG PART OF IT. GRANT IT, YES, SIR OF YES, THEY
THAT WAS A BIG PART OF IT. GRANT IT, YES, SIR OF YES, THEY DID LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS.
GRANT IT, YES, SIR OF YES, THEY DID LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS. IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE, IT'S
DID LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS. IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE, IT'S SOMEWHAT THE SAME THING.
IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE, IT'S SOMEWHAT THE SAME THING. IT IS A BEDROOM BEAUTIFUL LITTLE
SOMEWHAT THE SAME THING. IT IS A BEDROOM BEAUTIFUL LITTLE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE TO
IT IS A BEDROOM BEAUTIFUL LITTLE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW IT COMES ABOUT,
COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW IT COMES ABOUT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT'S ALSO AN
WORRY ABOUT HOW IT COMES ABOUT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT'S ALSO AN AGING COMMUNITY.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT'S ALSO AN AGING COMMUNITY. WHO IS TO SAY THAT WOULDN'T BE A
AGING COMMUNITY. WHO IS TO SAY THAT WOULDN'T BE A NECESSARY FACILITY WITHIN THAT
WHO IS TO SAY THAT WOULDN'T BE A NECESSARY FACILITY WITHIN THAT AREA?
NECESSARY FACILITY WITHIN THAT AREA? BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
AREA? BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. IN THAT ONE, THE RESIDENTS DID
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. IN THAT ONE, THE RESIDENTS DID WIN.
IN THAT ONE, THE RESIDENTS DID WIN. CITIZENS WHO ARE MAKING THIS
WIN. CITIZENS WHO ARE MAKING THIS DECISION AND GOING TO CITY HALL
CITIZENS WHO ARE MAKING THIS DECISION AND GOING TO CITY HALL AND SAYING, WE DON'T WANT THESE
DECISION AND GOING TO CITY HALL AND SAYING, WE DON'T WANT THESE THINGS?
AND SAYING, WE DON'T WANT THESE THINGS? IT IS CITIZENS, AND I THINK
THINGS? IT IS CITIZENS, AND I THINK THE DISTINCTION IN THESE TWO
IT IS CITIZENS, AND I THINK THE DISTINCTION IN THESE TWO PROJECTS, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT
THE DISTINCTION IN THESE TWO PROJECTS, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT I TALKED TO ABOUT THE WALDO
PROJECTS, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT I TALKED TO ABOUT THE WALDO WAL-MART SAID THEY WERE VERY
I TALKED TO ABOUT THE WALDO WAL-MART SAID THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TROLLEY
WAL-MART SAID THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TROLLEY TRAIL.
CONCERNED ABOUT THE TROLLEY TRAIL. THEY KIND OF SEE THAT AS
TRAIL. THEY KIND OF SEE THAT AS SOMETHING THAT'S COHESIVE FOR
THEY KIND OF SEE THAT AS SOMETHING THAT'S COHESIVE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
SOMETHING THAT'S COHESIVE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE
THEIR COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WHAT I
THE PROJECT IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WHAT I CALL UPPER PRAIRIE VILLAGE.
IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WHAT I CALL UPPER PRAIRIE VILLAGE. THESE ARE EXTREMELY WELL-BUILT,
CALL UPPER PRAIRIE VILLAGE. THESE ARE EXTREMELY WELL-BUILT, WELL-MAINTAINED, HIGH-DOLLAR
THESE ARE EXTREMELY WELL-BUILT, WELL-MAINTAINED, HIGH-DOLLAR HOMES.
WELL-MAINTAINED, HIGH-DOLLAR HOMES. AND SO IT'S TRAFFIC.
HOMES. AND SO IT'S TRAFFIC. IT'S DISRUPTING THE
AND SO IT'S TRAFFIC. IT'S DISRUPTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT KIND OF
IT'S DISRUPTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT KIND OF THING.
NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT KIND OF THING. THEY TOOK IT UNTIL 1 O'CLOCK IN
THING. THEY TOOK IT UNTIL 1 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
THEY TOOK IT UNTIL 1 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. BOTH OF THESE INVOLVED
THE MORNING. BOTH OF THESE INVOLVED SCHOOLS, ABANDONED SCHOOLS, AND
BOTH OF THESE INVOLVED SCHOOLS, ABANDONED SCHOOLS, AND WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT MAYBE
SCHOOLS, ABANDONED SCHOOLS, AND WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT MAYBE AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD IN THIS
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT MAYBE AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD IN THIS COMMUNITY. AS THE COMMUNITY SHRINKS, THERE
COMMUNITY. AS THE COMMUNITY SHRINKS, THERE ARE FEWER KIDS, AND SCHOOLS ARE
AS THE COMMUNITY SHRINKS, THERE ARE FEWER KIDS, AND SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO CLOSE AND REPURPOSING
ARE FEWER KIDS, AND SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO CLOSE AND REPURPOSING SCHOOLS IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY
GOING TO CLOSE AND REPURPOSING SCHOOLS IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY CHALLENGING THING IN PRAIRIE
SCHOOLS IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY CHALLENGING THING IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE OR WALDO, AND I THINK
CHALLENGING THING IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE OR WALDO, AND I THINK THE UNANSWERED QUESTION,
VILLAGE OR WALDO, AND I THINK THE UNANSWERED QUESTION, PARTICULARLY IN THE MISSION ROAD
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION, PARTICULARLY IN THE MISSION ROAD PROJECT IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE, IS
PARTICULARLY IN THE MISSION ROAD PROJECT IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE, IS OKAY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
PROJECT IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE, IS OKAY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT BUILDING NOW, WHAT
OKAY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT BUILDING NOW, WHAT DOES THE OWNER PLAN TO DO IF HE
WITH THAT BUILDING NOW, WHAT DOES THE OWNER PLAN TO DO IF HE CAN'T BUILD WHAT HE WANTS TO
DOES THE OWNER PLAN TO DO IF HE CAN'T BUILD WHAT HE WANTS TO BUILD, AND WHATEVER THE LEGAL
CAN'T BUILD WHAT HE WANTS TO BUILD, AND WHATEVER THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THAT MIGHT BE,
BUILD, AND WHATEVER THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THAT MIGHT BE, BUT WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT YET
IMPLICATIONS OF THAT MIGHT BE, BUT WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT YET HOW TO REPURPOSE THESE
BUT WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT YET HOW TO REPURPOSE THESE BUILDINGS, AND UNTIL WE DO,
HOW TO REPURPOSE THESE BUILDINGS, AND UNTIL WE DO, WE'RE GOING TO SEE FIGHTS LIKE
BUILDINGS, AND UNTIL WE DO, WE'RE GOING TO SEE FIGHTS LIKE THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE FIGHTS LIKE THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. WELL, IT WAS CITIZENS GRASS
THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. WELL, IT WAS CITIZENS GRASS ROOT MOVEMENTS THAT STOPPED
WELL, IT WAS CITIZENS GRASS ROOT MOVEMENTS THAT STOPPED THIS, BUT I THINK WHAT'S
ROOT MOVEMENTS THAT STOPPED THIS, BUT I THINK WHAT'S INTERESTING, AT LEAST WITH THE
THIS, BUT I THINK WHAT'S INTERESTING, AT LEAST WITH THE WALDO WAL-MART ISSUE, IS HEN
INTERESTING, AT LEAST WITH THE WALDO WAL-MART ISSUE, IS HEN HOUSE HAD WANTED TO COME IN HERE
WALDO WAL-MART ISSUE, IS HEN HOUSE HAD WANTED TO COME IN HERE EARLIER, AND THERE WEREN'T MUCH
HOUSE HAD WANTED TO COME IN HERE EARLIER, AND THERE WEREN'T MUCH PLAINTS OF -- COMPLAINTS ABOUT
EARLIER, AND THERE WEREN'T MUCH PLAINTS OF -- COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT, AND IT FELL APART.
PLAINTS OF -- COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT, AND IT FELL APART. WAL-MART COMES IN, AND THERE
THAT, AND IT FELL APART. WAL-MART COMES IN, AND THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE
WAL-MART COMES IN, AND THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND AND WE
WERE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND AND WE HAVE TO ASK WHY, BECAUSE OF THE
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND AND WE HAVE TO ASK WHY, BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT SHOP AND WORK AT
HAVE TO ASK WHY, BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT SHOP AND WORK AT WAL-MART?
PEOPLE THAT SHOP AND WORK AT WAL-MART? THEY SAY WE DON'T WANT THE
WAL-MART? THEY SAY WE DON'T WANT THE TRAFFIC, BUT YOU'RE STILL
THEY SAY WE DON'T WANT THE TRAFFIC, BUT YOU'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING FOR
TRAFFIC, BUT YOU'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING FOR RETAIL COMMERCIAL.
TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING FOR RETAIL COMMERCIAL. I THINK THE WAL-MART HAD A BIG
RETAIL COMMERCIAL. I THINK THE WAL-MART HAD A BIG DEAL TO DO WHY WALDO STEPPED
I THINK THE WAL-MART HAD A BIG DEAL TO DO WHY WALDO STEPPED AWAY FROM THIS.
DEAL TO DO WHY WALDO STEPPED AWAY FROM THIS. WE DON'T TALK MUCH ABOUT
AWAY FROM THIS. WE DON'T TALK MUCH ABOUT CRIME ON THIS PROGRAM, BUT THERE
WE DON'T TALK MUCH ABOUT CRIME ON THIS PROGRAM, BUT THERE WERE TWO HIGH PROFILE VERDICTS
CRIME ON THIS PROGRAM, BUT THERE WERE TWO HIGH PROFILE VERDICTS HANDED DOWN IN OUR METRO THIS
WERE TWO HIGH PROFILE VERDICTS HANDED DOWN IN OUR METRO THIS WEEK.
HANDED DOWN IN OUR METRO THIS WEEK. NEARLY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE
WEEK. NEARLY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE DOWNTOWN HERFORD HOUSE IS
NEARLY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE DOWNTOWN HERFORD HOUSE IS TORCHED TO THE GROUND, BUSINESS
DOWNTOWN HERFORD HOUSE IS TORCHED TO THE GROUND, BUSINESS LEADER ROD ANDERSON IS SENTENCED
TORCHED TO THE GROUND, BUSINESS LEADER ROD ANDERSON IS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR
LEADER ROD ANDERSON IS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING WITH TWO CODEFENDANTS
TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING WITH TWO CODEFENDANTS TO BURN DOWN THE LANDMARK
CONSPIRING WITH TWO CODEFENDANTS TO BURN DOWN THE LANDMARK RESTAURANT FOR THE INSURANCE
TO BURN DOWN THE LANDMARK RESTAURANT FOR THE INSURANCE MONEY.
RESTAURANT FOR THE INSURANCE MONEY. ANDERSON WAS A PART-OWNER IN THE
MONEY. ANDERSON WAS A PART-OWNER IN THE MORE THAN 50-YEAR-OLD EATERY AT
ANDERSON WAS A PART-OWNER IN THE MORE THAN 50-YEAR-OLD EATERY AT 20th AND MAIN.
MORE THAN 50-YEAR-OLD EATERY AT 20th AND MAIN. IN ANOTHER CLOSELY WATCHED
20th AND MAIN. IN ANOTHER CLOSELY WATCHED CASE, A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
IN ANOTHER CLOSELY WATCHED CASE, A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST FROM THE KANSAS CITY AREA WHO
CASE, A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST FROM THE KANSAS CITY AREA WHO ADMITTED TO TAKING PORNOGRAPHIC
FROM THE KANSAS CITY AREA WHO ADMITTED TO TAKING PORNOGRAPHIC PHOTOS OF CHILDREN IN A STORY
ADMITTED TO TAKING PORNOGRAPHIC PHOTOS OF CHILDREN IN A STORY THAT CAPTURED NATIONAL ATTENTION
PHOTOS OF CHILDREN IN A STORY THAT CAPTURED NATIONAL ATTENTION IN 2011 IS SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS
THAT CAPTURED NATIONAL ATTENTION IN 2011 IS SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON.
IN 2011 IS SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON. SHAWN RATIGAN COMPLAINED BEFORE
IN PRISON. SHAWN RATIGAN COMPLAINED BEFORE A CRACKED COURTROOM THE SENTENCE
SHAWN RATIGAN COMPLAINED BEFORE A CRACKED COURTROOM THE SENTENCE WAS TOO LONG.
A CRACKED COURTROOM THE SENTENCE WAS TOO LONG. PRISON IS HELL HE TOLD THE
WAS TOO LONG. PRISON IS HELL HE TOLD THE JUDGE, AND I KNOW I DESERVE 15
PRISON IS HELL HE TOLD THE JUDGE, AND I KNOW I DESERVE 15 YEARS, BUT 50 YEARS?
JUDGE, AND I KNOW I DESERVE 15 YEARS, BUT 50 YEARS? COME ON.
YEARS, BUT 50 YEARS? COME ON. I DON'T THINK SO.
COME ON. I DON'T THINK SO. BILL GRADY, YOU WERE THERE.
I DON'T THINK SO. BILL GRADY, YOU WERE THERE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER BROADER
BILL GRADY, YOU WERE THERE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER BROADER IMPLICATIONS TO THIS SENTENCING
ARE THERE ANY OTHER BROADER IMPLICATIONS TO THIS SENTENCING THIS WEEK?
IMPLICATIONS TO THIS SENTENCING THIS WEEK? THERE WERE BROADER
THIS WEEK? THERE WERE BROADER IMPLICATIONS.
THERE WERE BROADER IMPLICATIONS. HE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAK
IMPLICATIONS. HE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF, AND HE HAD
HE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF, AND HE HAD PARENTS WHO SHOWED UP IN THE
ON HIS BEHALF, AND HE HAD PARENTS WHO SHOWED UP IN THE COURTROOM.
PARENTS WHO SHOWED UP IN THE COURTROOM. IT WAS EMOTIONALLY GUT WRENCHING
COURTROOM. IT WAS EMOTIONALLY GUT WRENCHING FOR THESE FOLKS.
IT WAS EMOTIONALLY GUT WRENCHING FOR THESE FOLKS. THE REALITY IS THERE ARE SO MANY
FOR THESE FOLKS. THE REALITY IS THERE ARE SO MANY PICTURES ON SHAWN RATIGAN'S
THE REALITY IS THERE ARE SO MANY PICTURES ON SHAWN RATIGAN'S COMPUTER I THINK THE PROSECUTOR
PICTURES ON SHAWN RATIGAN'S COMPUTER I THINK THE PROSECUTOR FELT LIKE WE CAN GET HIM ON THIS
COMPUTER I THINK THE PROSECUTOR FELT LIKE WE CAN GET HIM ON THIS BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER CASES.
FELT LIKE WE CAN GET HIM ON THIS BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER CASES. THE CIVIL CASES ARE GOING TO
BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER CASES. THE CIVIL CASES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE.
THE CIVIL CASES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE. AS FAR AS THE HERFORD HOUSE,
CONTINUE. AS FAR AS THE HERFORD HOUSE, TWO OF THE GUYS SAY THAT WASN'T
AS FAR AS THE HERFORD HOUSE, TWO OF THE GUYS SAY THAT WASN'T US ON THE VIDEOTAPE.
TWO OF THE GUYS SAY THAT WASN'T US ON THE VIDEOTAPE. ANDERSON ADMITTED CULPABILITY.
US ON THE VIDEOTAPE. ANDERSON ADMITTED CULPABILITY. AND IN FACT, THE SUPPORT
ANDERSON ADMITTED CULPABILITY. AND IN FACT, THE SUPPORT EARTH'S OF ROD ANDERSON IN THE
AND IN FACT, THE SUPPORT EARTH'S OF ROD ANDERSON IN THE HERFORD HOUSE -- SUPPORTERS OF
EARTH'S OF ROD ANDERSON IN THE HERFORD HOUSE -- SUPPORTERS OF ROD ANDERSON SAY WE'RE BOG TO
HERFORD HOUSE -- SUPPORTERS OF ROD ANDERSON SAY WE'RE BOG TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, BECAUSE
ROD ANDERSON SAY WE'RE BOG TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, BECAUSE WE THINK THERE WAS SOMEBODY ELSE
CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, BECAUSE WE THINK THERE WAS SOMEBODY ELSE OUT THERE.
WE THINK THERE WAS SOMEBODY ELSE OUT THERE. WE HAD A HUGE STACK OF
OUT THERE. WE HAD A HUGE STACK OF LETTERS FROM PEOPLE TALKING
WE HAD A HUGE STACK OF LETTERS FROM PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE CHARITABLE WORK HE
LETTERS FROM PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE CHARITABLE WORK HE DID.
ABOUT ALL THE CHARITABLE WORK HE DID. TAMMY DICKENSON SAID, HE MAY BE
DID. TAMMY DICKENSON SAID, HE MAY BE A GREAT GUY, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE
TAMMY DICKENSON SAID, HE MAY BE A GREAT GUY, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS.
A GREAT GUY, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS. THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE
DONE THIS. THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT WORSE THE WAY IT WAS SET.
THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT WORSE THE WAY IT WAS SET. IT COULD HAVE CREATED FLASH
LOT WORSE THE WAY IT WAS SET. IT COULD HAVE CREATED FLASH FIRES AND KILLED A LOT OF FOLKS.
IT COULD HAVE CREATED FLASH FIRES AND KILLED A LOT OF FOLKS. BROADER IMPLICATIONS IN THE
FIRES AND KILLED A LOT OF FOLKS. BROADER IMPLICATIONS IN THE RATIGAN CASE?
BROADER IMPLICATIONS IN THE RATIGAN CASE? ABSOLUTELY, IN THE SYMBOLISM
RATIGAN CASE? ABSOLUTELY, IN THE SYMBOLISM OF IT BUT ALSO WITH THE DIOCESE.
ABSOLUTELY, IN THE SYMBOLISM OF IT BUT ALSO WITH THE DIOCESE. SHAWN RATIGAN WAS THE FIRST
OF IT BUT ALSO WITH THE DIOCESE. SHAWN RATIGAN WAS THE FIRST PRIEST TO BE CONVICTED IN
SHAWN RATIGAN WAS THE FIRST PRIEST TO BE CONVICTED IN CRIMINAL COURT IN QUITE A WHILE.
PRIEST TO BE CONVICTED IN CRIMINAL COURT IN QUITE A WHILE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ONES IN
CRIMINAL COURT IN QUITE A WHILE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ONES IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S ANCIENT
THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ONES IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY TO MOST PEOPLE'S
THE PAST, BUT IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY TO MOST PEOPLE'S MEMORIES.
HISTORY TO MOST PEOPLE'S MEMORIES. HIS CASE SHOWED PEOPLE THAT,
MEMORIES. HIS CASE SHOWED PEOPLE THAT, YES, THESE CASES CAN GO FORWARD
HIS CASE SHOWED PEOPLE THAT, YES, THESE CASES CAN GO FORWARD AND BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED.
YES, THESE CASES CAN GO FORWARD AND BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED. ALSO UNFORTUNATELY SHOWED THE
AND BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED. ALSO UNFORTUNATELY SHOWED THE DIOCESE ONCE AGAIN STANDING IN
ALSO UNFORTUNATELY SHOWED THE DIOCESE ONCE AGAIN STANDING IN THE WAY AT LEAST EARLY ON TO GET
DIOCESE ONCE AGAIN STANDING IN THE WAY AT LEAST EARLY ON TO GET THESE CONVICTIONS.
THE WAY AT LEAST EARLY ON TO GET THESE CONVICTIONS. THANKFULLY SOME THINGS HAVE
THESE CONVICTIONS. THANKFULLY SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
THANKFULLY SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED. OTHER THINGS ARE IN PLACE NOW
CHANGED. OTHER THINGS ARE IN PLACE NOW THAT I THINK A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS ARE IN PLACE NOW THAT I THINK A LOT OF PARISHIONERS CAN FEEL GOOD
THAT I THINK A LOT OF PARISHIONERS CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT.
PARISHIONERS CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT. IT'S VERY SAD.
ABOUT. IT'S VERY SAD. BUT IN SOME WAYS, IT WAS A BIT
IT'S VERY SAD. BUT IN SOME WAYS, IT WAS A BIT OF A NEW DAY TO SEE HIM STANDING
BUT IN SOME WAYS, IT WAS A BIT OF A NEW DAY TO SEE HIM STANDING THERE IN CHAINS.
OF A NEW DAY TO SEE HIM STANDING THERE IN CHAINS. BUT AS BILL POINTS OUT
THERE IN CHAINS. BUT AS BILL POINTS OUT THOUGH, CIVIL CASE IT'S CONTINUE
BUT AS BILL POINTS OUT THOUGH, CIVIL CASE IT'S CONTINUE IN THAT CASE, SO WE HAVEN'T
THOUGH, CIVIL CASE IT'S CONTINUE IN THAT CASE, SO WE HAVEN'T HEARD THE END OF THIS.
IN THAT CASE, SO WE HAVEN'T HEARD THE END OF THIS. THERE WAS JUST A $600,000
HEARD THE END OF THIS. THERE WAS JUST A $600,000 SETTLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ONE
THERE WAS JUST A $600,000 SETTLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ONE OF THE VICTIMS IN THE RATIGAN
SETTLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ONE OF THE VICTIMS IN THE RATIGAN CASE, THE DIOCESE.
OF THE VICTIMS IN THE RATIGAN CASE, THE DIOCESE. YOU STOP AND THING, THAT'S A BIG
CASE, THE DIOCESE. YOU STOP AND THING, THAT'S A BIG FINANCIAL HIT FOR THE CHURCH TO
YOU STOP AND THING, THAT'S A BIG FINANCIAL HIT FOR THE CHURCH TO TAKE, BUT IN REALITY, IT'S THEIR
FINANCIAL HIT FOR THE CHURCH TO TAKE, BUT IN REALITY, IT'S THEIR INSURANCE PROVIDER THAT COVERS
TAKE, BUT IN REALITY, IT'S THEIR INSURANCE PROVIDER THAT COVERS IT.
INSURANCE PROVIDER THAT COVERS IT. SO YOU HAVE TO STOP AND THINK
IT. SO YOU HAVE TO STOP AND THINK EVENTUALLY DOES THE CHURCH'S
SO YOU HAVE TO STOP AND THINK EVENTUALLY DOES THE CHURCH'S PREMIUMS GO UP AND JUST
EVENTUALLY DOES THE CHURCH'S PREMIUMS GO UP AND JUST SKYROCKET BEYOND A LEVEL THEY
PREMIUMS GO UP AND JUST SKYROCKET BEYOND A LEVEL THEY CAN PERFORM OR DO THEY LOSE THAT
SKYROCKET BEYOND A LEVEL THEY CAN PERFORM OR DO THEY LOSE THAT TYPE OF LIABILITY AND AT WHAT
CAN PERFORM OR DO THEY LOSE THAT TYPE OF LIABILITY AND AT WHAT POINT DO WE AS CATHOLICS IN THIS
TYPE OF LIABILITY AND AT WHAT POINT DO WE AS CATHOLICS IN THIS COMMUNITY STOP AND HOLD THE
POINT DO WE AS CATHOLICS IN THIS COMMUNITY STOP AND HOLD THE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLE?
COMMUNITY STOP AND HOLD THE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLE? WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT MORALLY A
LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLE? WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT MORALLY A LONG TIME AGO, BUT SOMETIMES
WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT MORALLY A LONG TIME AGO, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ONLY DO THAT WHEN
LONG TIME AGO, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ONLY DO THAT WHEN FINANCING COME IN, AND THE
PEOPLE ONLY DO THAT WHEN FINANCING COME IN, AND THE BROADER IMPACT, THESE CIVIL
FINANCING COME IN, AND THE BROADER IMPACT, THESE CIVIL LAWSUITS MAY EVENTUALLY MADE THE
BROADER IMPACT, THESE CIVIL LAWSUITS MAY EVENTUALLY MADE THE CHURCH GET RID OF THE
LAWSUITS MAY EVENTUALLY MADE THE CHURCH GET RID OF THE LEADERSHIP.
CHURCH GET RID OF THE LEADERSHIP. IN THE SHAWN RATIGAN CASE, I
LEADERSHIP. IN THE SHAWN RATIGAN CASE, I DO THINK THE MESSAGE MAY BE
IN THE SHAWN RATIGAN CASE, I DO THINK THE MESSAGE MAY BE REACHING A MASS THAT THE CHURCH
DO THINK THE MESSAGE MAY BE REACHING A MASS THAT THE CHURCH IS NOT A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE WHO
REACHING A MASS THAT THE CHURCH IS NOT A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ABUSE CHILDREN AS MANY
IS NOT A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ABUSE CHILDREN AS MANY PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT IT
WANT TO ABUSE CHILDREN AS MANY PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS, AND IN THAT SENSE, 50 YEARS
PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS, AND IN THAT SENSE, 50 YEARS IS WHAT IT SHOULD BE, A
WAS, AND IN THAT SENSE, 50 YEARS IS WHAT IT SHOULD BE, A DETERRENT, A DETERRENT TO OTHER
IS WHAT IT SHOULD BE, A DETERRENT, A DETERRENT TO OTHER PRIESTS OR TO OTHER CHILD
DETERRENT, A DETERRENT TO OTHER PRIESTS OR TO OTHER CHILD MOLESTERS IN AND OUT OF THE
PRIESTS OR TO OTHER CHILD MOLESTERS IN AND OUT OF THE CHURCH THAT IF YOU'RE CAUGHT AND
MOLESTERS IN AND OUT OF THE CHURCH THAT IF YOU'RE CAUGHT AND CONVICTED, YOU'RE GOING TO DO
CHURCH THAT IF YOU'RE CAUGHT AND CONVICTED, YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOME SERIOUS, SERIOUS TIME, AND
CONVICTED, YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOME SERIOUS, SERIOUS TIME, AND LET'S HOPE THAT MESSAGE GOT
SOME SERIOUS, SERIOUS TIME, AND LET'S HOPE THAT MESSAGE GOT THROUGH.
LET'S HOPE THAT MESSAGE GOT THROUGH. AND THAT IS OUR WEEK IN
THROUGH. AND THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW.
AND THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S NEWS
REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S NEWS REVIEWERS, FROM THE KANSAS CITY
OUR THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S NEWS REVIEWERS, FROM THE KANSAS CITY STAR, MARY SANCHEZ AND DAVE
REVIEWERS, FROM THE KANSAS CITY STAR, MARY SANCHEZ AND DAVE HELLING.
STAR, MARY SANCHEZ AND DAVE HELLING. FROM KMBZ, BILL GRADY.
HELLING. FROM KMBZ, BILL GRADY. AND FROM KCTV 5, STACEY CAMERON.
FROM KMBZ, BILL GRADY. AND FROM KCTV 5, STACEY CAMERON. I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US
AND FROM KCTV 5, STACEY CAMERON. I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT CBS -- FROM ALL OF US
I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT CBS -- FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT, THANKS FOR
HERE AT CBS -- FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT, THANKS FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND
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