The five artists selected come from a variety of mediums and styles. "It provides a nice mix of works that are conceptual and abstract in nature with works that are more narrative and more representational and perhaps more approachable for a wider audience," says public art administrator James Martin. The ballot language was approved before the design team was chosen.John Balistreri “Wings” by John Balistreri is one of two installations destined for the check-in area at Kansas City International Airport. The city council will announce the winner of the competition for the KCI redesign on Aug. The city council approved the ballot language on the last possible day to have it included on the Nov. Teams led by local engineering firm Burns & McDonnell, AECOM, Edgemoor Infrastructure and Real Estate, and Jones Lang LaSalle have all submitted proposals to design and construct a new KCI.
Several airlines already have pledged money to a potential KCI modernization if the redesign is approved by voters this year. Airport revenues come from passengers and other airport users, such as the city’s 1¢ sales tax on all items sold at KCI and other airport-owned facilities. The voters can approve bonds in a election if necessary. The approved ballot language seeks voter support to allow the city to design and construct a new passenger terminal at KCI and demolish the existing ones, with all costs paid solely from money derived from the city’s airports and related facilities “and without the issuance of general airport revenue bonds unless such general airport revenues bonds have received prior voter approval.” The council voted unanimously to leave the financing question up to the voters. The city is weighing four proposals to design and construct the new terminal, all of which are said to focus on private financing that could conceivably allow for faster and less expensive construction.
However, polling in Kansas City has shown that voters don’t favor public bonds. Bonds are usually the cheapest financing method for publicly owned infrastructure, such as an airport.
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