Michael Moodenbaugh and Robert Barnard left for Florida 18 months ago amid a lot of anger and accusations that the city of Wichita, their insurance broker and others had run them out of business in their rocky attempt to reopen Joyland in 2006. (They were cited by the city for not having the proper licenses, neighbors complained about late-night noise and he left a trail of unpaid bills)
Well, they’re back, sort of. The two called today and said they will pursue legal action against the city and others. They plan to send a letter to the city next week laying out their complaints and will file suit in 120 days if they don’t get satisfaction.
Moodenbaugh has the uncanny ability to rub just about everyone he meets the wrong way, but you got to admit the guy is relentless.
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This could be fun. It does seem that the City did everything it could to run them off. Compare/contrast that to the $6 million handout they have for Bill Warren.
Moodenbaugh’s a very bitter man for someone who’s not so old. Wichita isn’t the first, and won’t be the last town he’s run out of, I’m sure.
I have a website with photos of Joyland. The spam filter won’t let me post the URL, but if you click on my user name above it will open the site. You can also find it by doing a Google search for “remember joyland”.
Nick