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WYANDOTTE COUNTY FAIR
ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andervich,
Charlotte * Chairperson - Cobb, William * Vice Chairperson - Crouse, Evelyn
* Secretary
Grable, Gary * Treasurer - Eidson, Terry - Hardwick, Christy - Harris, Dennis
- Torrey, Paula - Serviss, Al
The Wyandotte county Fair-Grounds is owned by the Taxpayers of WYCO.
Our Fairgrounds of 40 Acres was sold by the Board to Rick Worner for $1.00 to make way for the Water Park.
Property other than Fairground was purchased cheaply from private residences pennies on the dollar.
Land between Parallel and State Ave. 94th Street and West to 435 will all now be used for Schlitterbaum Only. See MapWorner pays $1.00 for Fairgrounds 40 acres. Buys additional private land within Redevelopment area for personal gain with the UG and Clarkson as venture partners to form the project Schlitterbahn before Date 9/14/2005.
Schlitterbahn agrees to put $300 million total cost Water Park in the fairground and surrounding area. Date 09/15/2005. Park will only be 10% revenues.
Worner and Bach get the City to write IRB’s for the water park project for $205 million. City Ordinance 070595 December 17, 2007
Schlitterbahn as SVV1,LLC is only bidder and I believe agrees with Unified Government $13 or $17 Million for the annex and fairground land. Date June 14th,2006 as per UG Commission minutes June 15,2006 item #8 050210
Pinnacle Gaming appears and Partners up with Schlitterbahn and Entertainment Properties ($150m), Clarkson Const. Co ($100m) on this same land for a combined Gaming and water park. Third amendment of Vacation Village agreement dated November 29,2007. Removes Pinnacle land from redevelopment and adds multi family residence etc. The City now issues another $325 million in Star Bonds. Changes name to SVV HB from original bond agreement 11/14/05 approved 12/20/05 by UG
Kansas Gaming Commission is to decide OUR fate in this crooked world of Star Bonds.
Local City Commissioners Bill Miller and Don DeSeure are under hearing by Kansas Attorney General for illegally trying to influence the Gaming Board to use Pinnacle. August 15, 2008The Old Fairgrounds News
Our Fairground was given away and resold twice for millions by the fair board and Mr. Grable. We now have to buy land for $3 million to put another Fairground within. The proposed site is at 141st & 7 Highway a stone throw from Leavenworth County. The UG is also leasing fairground office space in the public levee.
Grable owns this land and all land that can be used to bring utilities to the new Fairgrounds. (Surprised NO)
Grable will get utility right of way pay to cross-said land and will get utilities free to develop the attached land. (What a scam and we all pay for it)Recap!
Grable sells Fairland for $1.00 to Worner.
Schlitterbaum through Worner gets $205 million in IRB’s from the City for Schlitterbaum.
Worner sells Fairland to Schlitterbahn for $13 Million (as only bidders) .
We the taxpayer just paid $13 millions for the Fairgrounds we already owned.
Now we the Taxpayer are going to buy land owned by Grable to open a new Fairground.
Grable gets free utilities to attached lands to be developed? (What a Country)
Security Banks handles all financing of the money also in c/o Gary GrableDennis Hays continues to float bonds to keep Schlitterbahn alive using our tax money.
September 16th 2008 Pennacle Gaming attached to Schlitterbahn Drops Out of the running, fair grounds lost.
About $500 million in Star Bonds lost. Hayes monthly funding of bonds for Schlitterbahn lost.
Worner, Grable and Reardon must go. Links to real storiesPlease Tell Me -- What Happened to Basic Services?
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