Journalists have asked a lot of questions about the numerous false starts and delays at Derby Shores — part of a state-financed STAR bond district — and now the Kansas Department of Commerce wants answers.
“More than four years after the project was approved and bonds were sold, it has not been built,” the state said in a lawsuit filed this month in Sedgwick County District Court. “Announced opening dates have come and gone.”
The suit is against Derby Destination Development, a team consisting of Dave Murfin, Rick Worner and Rodney Steven II…