Downtown’s vibe on Bistate 2

With the proposed performing arts center and existing institutions like the symphony and opera, Downtown has a lot at stake in the upcoming Bistate 2 vote. However, the baseball stadium issue is keeping the Downtown Council conspicuously silent during this campaign.

KC Star’s Kevin Murphy: Downtown boosters silent on bistate plan.

“I think we can do better than what bistate has to offer for a lot of reasons,” Willard said. But, he added, “We have a commitment to the bistate people that the downtown people would not discuss it.” -Buzz Willard, president of Commerce Bank affiliate Tower Properties

Bill Blanck Jr., a Brookside resident, said he usually supports tax measures for public improvements but is frustrated that the bistate plan calls for upgrading Kauffman instead of building downtown.

“It’s still the wrong location,” Blanck said. “It was a mistake 35 years ago; it’s a mistake today. ”