(AP) – Missouri House members have passed a bond measure
for a new music and dance conservatory at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City.
Lawmakers voted 117-39 in favor of the resolution Tuesday.
The legislation would grant the authority to issue as much as $48 million in
state bonds to cover half of the estimated $96 million project. Kansas City
Republican Rep. Noel Shull says his plan would ask the state to pay off $5.5
million annually for 10 years.
Shull says the investment could make the school's conservatory the best in the
nation. Supportive lawmakers primarily from the Kansas City area said it would
spur economic development through ticket sales and attract talent to both the
city and the Midwest.
Others raised concerns about the cost amid budget constraints.
for a new music and dance conservatory at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City.
Lawmakers voted 117-39 in favor of the resolution Tuesday.
The legislation would grant the authority to issue as much as $48 million in
state bonds to cover half of the estimated $96 million project. Kansas City
Republican Rep. Noel Shull says his plan would ask the state to pay off $5.5
million annually for 10 years.
Shull says the investment could make the school's conservatory the best in the
nation. Supportive lawmakers primarily from the Kansas City area said it would
spur economic development through ticket sales and attract talent to both the
city and the Midwest.
Others raised concerns about the cost amid budget constraints.
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