Mission Gateway Renaissance Again???

In fairness, the constant foibles of this development prove that Kansas City doesn't hold a monopoly on clueless developers and politicos. YET AGAIN the public is promised Mission Gateway progress in filling the hole in the ground that continues to disgrace this struggling inner-suburb. Check the presser from this struggling JoCo news outlet:

Final site plan approved for Mission's Gateway development; construction to start "as soon as possible"

By Holly Cook Final development plans for the Mission Gateway site passed through the city's Planning Commission Monday with a vote of 8-1. The $162 million project outlined during this week's meeting was virtually the same as what was put before the Mission City Council in December 2016 by developer Tom Valenti of Cameron Group ...