The city says the single-terminal airport would be financed by the airlines flying in and out of it, as well as by revenue generated at the airport, including parking and concessions.Īlthough usage estimates vary, Wi-Fi studies have shown that only 12 percent of KCI passengers are from Kansas City, with 29 percent from Missouri, 33 percent from Kansas and 38 percent from other states, according to The Kansas City Star. The ballot question states that the airport project - estimated at about $1.3 billion - cannot use taxpayer dollars, begging the question: So who will pay for it? How does the city plan to finance the single-terminal airport? Let’s take a deeper look at the path to the single-terminal vote, the controversy sparking opposition, and the implications for Kansas City if it passes (or fails). Shall the City of Kansas City be authorized to construct a new passenger terminal at Kansas City International Airport and demolish existing terminals as necessary, with all costs paid solely from the revenues derived by the City from the operation of its airports and related facilities, and without the issuance of general airport revenue bonds unless such general airport revenue bonds have received prior voter approval? Residents of Kansas City, Missouri, are eligible to vote Tuesday on the following ballot question: The vote marks a “generational decision” for Kansas City, said Tim Cowden, CEO of the Kansas City Area Development Council, which supports the single-terminal plan. 7 ballot: a new single-terminal facility that would replace the current three-terminal Kansas City International Airport. After more than five years of deal-making and debate, the time has come for Kansas City, Missouri, voters to decide the fate of the city’s current 45-year-old airport.

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