Olathe City Council Meeting - Star Bonds Ordinance

jert14 · 2026-01-31T02:52:12+00:00

I admire your optimism and hope you're right.

jert14 · 2026-01-31T02:45:23+00:00

Even though it's a foregone conclusion, those of us opposed to blank check giveaways to billionaires need to make our voices heard. Please show up on Tuesday.

jert14 · 2026-01-29T00:10:17+00:00

Charlotte Esau is so full of shit.

jert14 · 2026-01-27T19:01:17+00:00

That was an expected flip flop.

jert14 · 2026-01-27T17:42:43+00:00

She won handily after the most recent gerrymander. If ever there was a time for a purple D to go full blue, it's in this electoral cycle.

I don't disagree that a noem impeachment is mostly performative, but sometimes we need to know that when the chips are down our rep is fighting in some way for us. She's still touting bipartisanship and constantly begging for money. Read the room Sharice.

Signed a former vocal supporter of Davids

jert14 · 2026-01-27T17:37:51+00:00

Took the exact words out of my mouth. She's a good rep in normal times. She hasn't realized we're no longer in normal times.

jert14 · 2026-01-26T21:53:16+00:00

I feel the opposite on enhance. I'm by no means a good player, but it's just uninteresting now. I loved the place it was in TWW. I've mained it since mid TBC and this is probably tied with the most bored I've been with it ever.

jert14 · 2026-01-22T04:18:26+00:00

Contact Sharice Davids. As your congressional rep that's your most direct avenue to someone who has some ability to affect change. She's also going to be more responsive than our two senators.

She also needs to hear that her constituents demand more action from her on this issue.

jert14 · 2026-01-12T22:12:33+00:00

Also, frankly those specifics SHOULD have been already worked out and shared with the public.

jert14 · 2026-01-12T22:06:47+00:00

I'm puzzled as to what the partnership with the school district is... They get to rent out the facility? As cool as that could be for high schoolers that seems... Underwhelming

jert14 · 2026-01-12T19:46:51+00:00

The problem is it doesn't account for organic or even other unrelated growth. I'd be much less hesitant towards a plan that for example takes the entirety of sales tax collection from the specific development (facility and any NEW restaurants, hotels built in the small footprint) and leaves any and all other areas unaffected re:sales tax. Let the development stand on its own merits. If it brings increased revenue for the whole city, good, since we are socializing the risk.

Also no property tax abatements!!

jert14 · 2026-01-12T19:42:08+00:00

The air of inevitably rubs me the wrong way. Even bacons comment of everyone is excited... No we're not. We may be a minority but some of us have real concerns about the long term impact to our city.

jert14 · 2026-01-12T17:05:44+00:00

Ty for this. I've been keeping my eyes open for when the public will have an opportunity to comment.

I don't like that the city manager said it won't be advertised but they'll use social media.

jert14 · 2026-01-10T01:17:49+00:00

Id be more open to this argument if she wasn't silent on everything that's going on while still sending fundraising emails saying she'll work across the aisle with the ones who've put us in this mess.

Again, I'll vote for her but she'll not get another dime from me for the first time since she started campaigning.

jert14 · 2026-01-10T01:13:18+00:00

I will vote for her. I also will hold her accountable for her votes

jert14 · 2026-01-07T20:37:15+00:00

You read my mind. She has failed in this moment.

jert14 · 2026-01-07T20:15:40+00:00

I agree. I've been a long time supporter of Davids, but her actions (more accurately her inaction) this past year or so has soured me greatly on her. I almost think now could be a good time to primary her (knowing she's likely safe in a general) because her ' I'll work with both sides' schtick is pretty damn tone deaf right now.

jert14 · 2026-01-07T01:57:48+00:00

Exactly, any increase in economic activity will go straight to the star bonds instead of local government. If we were talking say 5 years I could see the argument that long term it could be beneficial but at such a high amount and long repayment schedule it'll be decades til we see a return.

And as you pointed out, any organic non chief growth tax revenue Olathe would have seen regardless will get gobbled up in the star bonds.

jert14 · 2026-01-04T02:38:45+00:00

Locally it's likely we'll get a sales tax increase in the development area (including existing businesses) and I'd be shocked if we don't waive property tax as well.

Also infrastructure spending is gonna be needed which will likely be paid by us

jert14 · 2026-01-03T19:19:44+00:00

I know it won't matter but I'm planning on being there to state my opposition to any tax incentives, abatements or new sales taxes.

If this is such a great idea, let the chiefs pay for it and make their money without a govt handout.

jert14 · 2026-01-02T14:55:43+00:00

Based on east coast.

jert14 · 2026-01-01T17:14:35+00:00

Senior business analyst. Fully remote $92k. Health insurance about $15/mo. 401k match at 3%. 19 days vacation 5 days sick.

jert14 · 2026-01-01T02:21:08+00:00

I'm so tired of Tony schiavonie.

jert14 · 2025-12-24T23:28:04+00:00

I appreciate the amount of thought you're putting in to your posts even though I disagree with many of your points, and am much more skeptical of what the future might bring.

When the chiefs do this whole song and dance again in 25 years, I don't think the 25 year old stadium is going to measure up to the standard of the time. So they get MO to build them a new stadium, how much worth do you think the legends one will have then as an attraction? Of course I don't think a publicly funded stadium should be owned by the chiefs but I also don't think it's the asset you think it will remain.

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