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Kansas City, Kansas, Margaritaville resort open
The Margaritaville Hotel and Resort has opened at the site of the former Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas, as part of a massive $800-million development project.Developers cut the ribbon on the $150-million, 228-room hotel near 94th and State Avenue, which features indoor and outdoor pools, several bars and restaurants, and 14,000 square feet of event and meeting space. This is one piece of the larger project anchored by the youth sports venue Homefield, which opened last year. Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Tyrone Garner said these developments are putting the city on the map nationwide. “Village West is gonna continue to grow and be successful and it’s all about what kind of value can Wyandotte County bring not just to the metro but to our entire nation and the heart of America,” Garner said.The hotel is officially open for business, and guests can book a room as soon as tonight. Up to $150 million in STAR bond funding was approved for the overall development, the same mechanism Kansas is using to potentially lure the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals over the state line. A new domed Chiefs stadium has been envisioned not far from where the hotel opened, and Mayor Garner expressed hope that the teams are considering a move to Kansas City, Kansas. “Well, I haven’t heard anything,” he said, “but I can say Wyandotte County is open for businesses. I’ve said it from day one, we want to do everything we can to keep the Chiefs and Royals right here in the Kansas City metro and hopefully this is an invitation for both organizations.” The Kansas STAR bonds proposal to both teams ends in less than two weeks, offering to pay for up to 70 percent of a new stadium for the teams. Missouri responded with an offer last week that could pay for up to 50 percent of stadium projects if they stay in the Show Me State.
The Margaritaville Hotel and Resort has opened at the site of the former Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas, as part of a massive $800-million development project.
Developers cut the ribbon on the $150-million, 228-room hotel near 94th and State Avenue, which features indoor and outdoor pools, several bars and restaurants, and 14,000 square feet of event and meeting space.
This is one piece of the larger project anchored by the youth sports venue Homefield, which opened last year.
Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Tyrone Garner said these developments are putting the city on the map nationwide.
“Village West is gonna continue to grow and be successful and it’s all about what kind of value can Wyandotte County bring not just to the metro but to our entire nation and the heart of America,” Garner said.
The hotel is officially open for business, and guests can book a room as soon as tonight.
Up to $150 million in STAR bond funding was approved for the overall development, the same mechanism Kansas is using to potentially lure the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals over the state line.
A new domed Chiefs stadium has been envisioned not far from where the hotel opened, and Mayor Garner expressed hope that the teams are considering a move to Kansas City, Kansas.
“Well, I haven’t heard anything,” he said, “but I can say Wyandotte County is open for businesses. I’ve said it from day one, we want to do everything we can to keep the Chiefs and Royals right here in the Kansas City metro and hopefully this is an invitation for both organizations.”
The Kansas STAR bonds proposal to both teams ends in less than two weeks, offering to pay for up to 70 percent of a new stadium for the teams.
Missouri responded with an offer last week that could pay for up to 50 percent of stadium projects if they stay in the Show Me State.