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Today's Poll!City, chamber look to work with state on property for conference center
The former Missouri State Penitentiary property is one of two sites proposed for a convention center in Jefferson City.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
As the city prepares to look deeper into two possible sites for a proposed conference center, both sites share a common challenge: the state owns at least portions of both parcels.
Last week, the Jefferson City Council heard proposals on the site on the 200 block of West McCarty — now being referred to as the Broadway site — and the Missouri State Penitentiary.
After presentations and discussions, Mayor Eric Struemph said he would direct his staff to begin the request for proposals process, which would provide marketing and design plans for each site. Struemph has said there is no estimate on how long that process may take or when the council would be able to make a site-selection decision.
But both sites, especially the MSP, contain property owned by the state. And though discussions are ongoing to acquire the needed property, the state has not made any promises or entered into any agreements.
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Comments
rodinman 1 year, 6 months ago
Mayor, acquire the property before spending any more money on this (private enterprise) project. It would be asinine to spend money or have other businesses waste resources looking at two sites when the city may not acquire one or the other or both. Use some common sense -- opps sorry, you're a politician and want to spend taxpayer money for any and every thing.
nitrohype 1 year, 6 months ago
This needs to be built close to the highway!!!! DUH!! Build at Broadway! Why would you even consider building where there is ZERO traffic. Along the highway is where it needs to be, where businesses and large crowds have easy access. I'm guessing you didn't even think about large 18 wheeled vechiles either. I can't wait to see those over turn downtown.
ctygrl4ever 1 year, 6 months ago
and the storm water at the Broadway site.....what's suppose to happen to it.......pretty soon even a little flood will be closing the "highway" that seems to be so important to this developement. It will flood..........doesn't anyone remember what happens almost every spring and sometimes all summer....... Only stands to reason that if you build up that plot of land, the water that usually gathers there during flooding (worked within view of this spot for over 15 years......always the first area to flood) will be displaced somewhere else.....anyone wanna guess where.....give me a break....
JCLifer 1 year, 6 months ago
What a huge dumb waste of our tax dollars!
Please don't build this thing.
Let private developers design, finance, build, and operate it. Please don't waste precious tax dollars on this in this terrible economy.
We have many other things that need to be priorities now than for city hall to get into the hotel business.
PLEASE VOTE NO.
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