seems that the (maybe) casino operated by (perhaps) Butler National Services does not want horses around their casino or ('their') Events Center -- so a second expensive horse barn event expo center is being actively, but almost secretly, being designed by CFAB. No announced meetings about it that I've seen.
Seems that $30 million on ONE Events Center would include about anything anyone wanted, but no, CFAB's Ann and Lance want a 4-H building of some millions of dollars for their use.
Time to Just Say No.
And now with a second applicant going for the casino -- but probably not on the land that Butler wants (aka, Joe Bogner's place way west of town), putting the events center anywhere until that is sorted out would be very stupid -- unless you own the land, I guess. Or unless you actually put it in the city core, as promised for 10 years -- and let the casino pay for its own roads, and water pipes and sewers, etc. (which would be a 'gift' to the casino IF the events center is built first and next to the casino -- probably an illegal gift, but what the heck -- Dodge City ... ).
Why Not Dodge!!: Dec. 15, Long Branch Gaming Co. casino application, City Hall
PS Why do they say Butler National Services Co is local in the Globe ? It is in Olathe, Kansas, and not owned by anyone locally.