CITY of KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI City Hall 414 East 12Th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106
PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT DATED MARCH 2, 2017 NEW ISSUE Ratings: Moody’s Investors Service Inc.: A1 BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services: AA- See “BOND RATINGS” herein In the opinion of Kutak Rock LLP, Kansas City, Missouri and the Hardwick Law Firm, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri, Co-Bond Counsel, under existing laws, regulations, rulings and judicial decisions and assuming continuing compliance with certain covenants, interest on the Series 2017B Bonds, Series 2017C Bonds and Series 2017D Bonds (including any original issue discount) is excludable from gross income for federal and Missouri income tax purposes and is not a specific preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. Also, in the opinion of Co-Bond Counsel, the interest on the Series 2017A Bonds is included in gross income for federal and Missouri income tax purposes. See “TAX MATTERS” herein and the form of Opinion of Co-Bond Counsel attached hereto as Appendix D. $157,950,000* CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS consisting of: $31,925,000* $19,420,000* Taxable Special Obligation Bonds Special Obligation Bonds (Kansas City, Missouri Projects) (Kansas City, Missouri Projects) Series 2017A Series 2017B $90,030,000* $16,575,000* Special Obligation Refunding Bonds Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (Kansas City Downtown Redevelopment District) (Midtown Redevelopment Project) Series 2017C Series 2017D Dated: Date of Delivery Maturities, Principal Amounts, Interest Rates, Prices, Yields and CUSIP Numbers are shown on the Inside
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