This is horrifying. Supposed to be a press conference soon with more details. Rumors seem to indicate it happened on the Verrukt, the world's tallest waterslide.
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Schwab was also, as I understand it, one of the politicians who smoothed the way for the company that built the park to do things the way it wanted during construction (which, coincidentally, involved bringing in their own construction firm from Texas - filled with illegal labor - instead of hiring a local crew as initially promised).
That's brutal.
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
That’s just insane.
Schwab was one of those "deregulate everything because what could possibly go wrong" clowns during the Brownstain administration.
The day his kid died, it was "elected officials" appreciation day at the park.....
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State prosecutors didn't immediately return phone and email messages. They alleged that shoddy planning and maintenance led to Caleb Schwab's death on a special day for elected officials. Caleb's father is Scott Schwab, a state lawmaker who's now Kansas secretary of state.
Originally Posted by Fat Elvis:
Schwab was one of those "deregulate everything because what could possibly go wrong" clowns during the Brownstain administration.
The day his kid died, it was "elected officials" appreciation day at the park.....
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Schwab was also, as I understand it, one of the politicians who smoothed the way for the company that built the park to do things the way it wanted during construction (which, coincidentally, involved bringing in their own construction firm from Texas - filled with illegal labor - instead of hiring a local crew as initially promised).
That's brutal.
thats not really the way it works. Any liscensed GC can build something, no political involvement needed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.:
thats not really the way it works. Any liscensed GC can build something, no political involvement needed.
Initial agreement was that they would use a local firm to build the park (not even a local union firm, just a local firm, period).
They backed off of that as soon as the park was approved. Schwab was part of the group of KS politicians who allowed them to proceed despite reneging on that early agreement about using local resources.
^ as told to me by a friend who works in construction in KC area, whose firm was not involved in the bidding [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Initial agreement was that they would use a local firm to build the park (not even a local union firm, just a local firm, period).
They backed off of that as soon as the park was approved. Schwab was part of the group of KS politicians who allowed them to proceed despite reneging on that early agreement about using local resources.
^ as told to me by a friend who works in construction in KC area, whose firm was not involved in the bidding
I can't locate any articles about it, but it does appear that according to one article there were no property tax abatements issued. Not sure what other incentives may have been offered. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fat Elvis:
Schwab was one of those "deregulate everything because what could possibly go wrong" clowns during the Brownstain administration.
The day his kid died, it was "elected officials" appreciation day at the park.....
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Schwab was also, as I understand it, one of the politicians who smoothed the way for the company that built the park to do things the way it wanted during construction (which, coincidentally, involved bringing in their own construction firm from Texas - filled with illegal labor - instead of hiring a local crew as initially promised).
That's brutal.
Kansas is a right to work State cant prevent out of state labor and contractors. You can bust the site for having labor without green cards. But we all know how that goes these days.
The City or County had to approve the building plans. Architects and Engineers had to sign and seal the design. The latter two should face the wrath. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.:
I can't locate any articles about it, but it does appear that according to one article there were no property tax abatements issued. Not sure what other incentives may have been offered.
Most likely the property had to be rezoned. I believe the waterslide exceeded the height restrictions in the area that required either a redesign or rezoning. [Reply]
