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**Video Summary: Shawnee County, Kansas Board of County Commissioners Work Session – May 4, 2026**   The linked YouTube video (uploaded the same day by the official “Shawnee County” channel) captures a public work session where local resident and longtime hockey advocate **Michael Eichten** (sometimes referenced with design support from Mike Hampton of Schwartz Design) gave a detailed presentation proposing a new stand-alone indoor ice skating rink facility on county-owned land at SW 21st Street and Urish Road (near the existing aquatic center and Family Park area). ### Deep Dive into the Presenter’s Proposal (Michael Eichten’s Presentation) Eichten framed the project as a long-overdue community asset, noting he had been involved in a similar “Topeka Ice” effort roughly 20 years earlier. Key elements he highlighted: - **Core Facility**: One full-sized NHL-standard indoor ice rink suitable for youth and adult hockey leagues, public/open skating sessions, and f...

Kevin cook needs to be replaced. He's not wrong.But he's sure not very nice about it. They continue to feed the chamber, the greater topeka partnership and go to pika with anything they want.And everything they want. Defund kevin cook. Henry McClure 785.383.9994  Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android From: Henry McClure <mcre13@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 12:40:08 AM To: Bill Riphahn <bill.riphahn@snco.us>; aaron.mays@snco.us <aaron.mays@snco.us> Subject: Fw: Cut ✂️ to the budget   Your fellow commissioner wasn't very nice today. Mike is a nice guy and he's trying hard. Henry McClure 785.383.9994  Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android From: Henry McClure <mcre13@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 12:20:54 AM To: Kevin Cook <kevin.cook@snco.us>; MCR...

Hey, kevin, why don't you cut the budget to go Topeka  You treated mike like an asshole  Henry McClure 785.383.9994  Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android

  Item IRB Bonds (Private Financing) JEDO / GO Topeka $9.5M (Public Funds) Amount ≈ $10.515M total ($3.815M Phase I + $6.7M Phase II) $9.5M Source of Money Private investors who bought the bonds Public economic development carry-forward funds Who Repays 220 SE 6th, LLC (via rental payments from tenants) GO Topeka (master lease payments) + future sublease revenue What it Paid For Acquisition + phased renovations (HVAC, electrical, asbestos abatement, first-floor lab shell) Tenant-specific buildout + 10-year master lease subsidy Taxpayer Exposure None (limited-obligation revenue bonds) Direct public spending from JEDO/GO Topeka funds Sales Tax Connection Only an exemption on materials bought with bond proceeds None

Got it — "word" received. Here is the exact language from the official JEDO Board minutes (December 11, 2024) plus the direct comparison you asked for. 1. Exact Language from JEDO Minutes on the $9.5 Million and Master Lease From the Innovation Center 2.0 Request document presented by Stephanie Moran (SVP Innovation) and discussed/approved by the JEDO Board: “Based on demand and opportunity to create additional economic impact through development of this integral asset for the community, the Innovation Advisory Board and GO Topeka Boards recommend allocating $9,500,000 from GO Topeka funds for the Innovation Center at 220 S.E. Kansas, including $6,589,000 for buildout costs and $2,911,000 for a 10-year lease term for the master lease agreement .” Additional confirming language from the same packet: “GO Topeka will utilize a local contractor … GO Topeka as the master lease holder for Phase 1 with revenues from the project staying within the community.” The Board app...

  Yes — the landlord (220 SE 6th, LLC / AIM Properties / Cody Foster) was required to disclose their plans for the building as part of the mandatory public process for Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) approval under Kansas law (K.S.A. §§ 12-1740 et seq.). The bonds were issued specifically to finance exactly what they described. Here is the detailed picture, drawn directly from the attached documents plus the public record that was created at the time: 1. Who is the “landlord” and what is AIM Properties? The legal landlord in all the bond documents is 220 SE 6th, LLC (the “Company”). 220 SE 6th, LLC was formed specifically for this project by Cody Foster , who owns AIM Strategies LLC (also referred to in local news as AIM Properties or AIM). The entity is essentially an AIM-related real estate investment vehicle created to acquire and redevelop the former AT&T building at 220 SE 6th Street. 2. What did they have to disclose, and when? Kansas IRB law requires a public ap...

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