—A 335-acre arts, education and entertainment district could be coming to Gardner, Kansas, near 175th Street and Interstate 35. Plans for the proposed development include a 15,000-seat concert venue, a media college, an esports arena and more. Huge development planned in Gardner, Kansas"Gardner is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Kansas City metro," said Keith Davenport, owner of Groundhouse Coffee in Gardner. Velocity Arts Proposed Veocity Arts Entertainment, Arts & Education DistrictThe proposed entertainment district comes after a separate data center development was proposed for Gardner, but did not come to fruition. Downey said she will want to closely examine the financial costs and benefits behind the entertainment district proposal.