Kansas City moving forward with plan to turn Satchel Paige's home into a museum

Plans to turn the Kansas City home of baseball legend Satchel Paige into a museum with office and event space are official, after the Kansas City Council voted last week to rezone the lot into an urban redevelopment district.

“We want this to be a place where the community sees … they're welcome and they want to show it off,” said Vincent Gauthier, managing director of Pitch Perfect KC, a company developing the property for the Leroy Satchel Paige Home Corp. nonprofit.

Kansas City, Missouri, issued a request for proposals last year asking for individuals or organizations to pitch ideas for the house’s redevelopment. Pitch Perfect KC’s plans were ultimately chosen.

Gauthier said the project could break ground this fall and the restoration should take about two years to finish, at a cost of $3.5 million.

But the redevelopment is not just about baseball, he added.