A proposal for a $195 million arena, multisport and retail complex in south Overland Park has received the green light to seek state tax incentives, setting up a possible down-to-the-wire competition with a rival Olathe plan.
After a three-hour discussion, the Overland Park City Council voted 10-2 Monday night in favor of the Price Brothers plan to request $63 million in state tax incentives, in the form of STAR bonds, to enhance its Bluhawk development southwest of U.S. Highway 69 and 159th Street.
With further approvals from the Kansas Commerce Secretary and the City Council, the STAR bonds would help finance a 3,500-seat arena for concerts, events and sports, including an amateur league hockey team. The project also includes a 300,000-square-foot indoor multisport complex for youth tournaments in hockey, volleyball, basketball, pickleball, indoor soccer and baseball, Ninja training course and other activities.
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