DaveinElma Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 "You should have been cleaning up after us years ago" http://news.yahoo.com/kcs-star-game-cleanup-efforts-rankle-122323470--finance.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City's efforts to make a good impression for the rest of the world are bittersweet for residents of some inner-city neighborhoods who are asking why it took a baseball game to get city officials to do something about blight they say has been ignored for decades. For months, city workers and volunteers have been cleaning up areas before Major League Baseball's All-Star Game activities were scheduled to begin Friday. Code enforcement officers have been hounding residents since early spring to tidy up their properties, and dozens of dilapidated homes were hastily being torn down ahead of the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night. Hosting its first All-Star game in nearly 40 years, the city has been scrambling to present a positive image not just to TV viewers but thousands of out-of-town fans expected to be in Kansas City over the next several days. The event will provide a much-needed financial boost and city officials acknowledge there's a lot at stake for a community struggling to establish itself as a Midwestern entertainment and business hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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