City faces STAR bonds obstacle

Full Story - The Olathe NewsBy STEVE VOCKRODTOlathe's attempts to get a soccer stadium to attract the Kansas City Wizards hit a snag in Topeka.That's where legislators in the Senate Commerce Committee gave a lukewarm response to changes Olathe officials lobbied to make in the state's law governing sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds.If Olathe wanted to use STAR bonds for a soccer facility, it would mean the city could issue bonds to help finance some of the upfront costs of the major project. Those bonds then would be paid for by sales tax generated by the stadium.