Yeah. That's what everyone is saying.
I guess you should at least be commended for making a point in under 1,500 words.
You read into it what you wanted to read into it. This process has been a shit show - it's fair to criticize it.
Oh settle down.
According to the City Council meeting: The communities around the street haven’t been asked. There has been no outreach to any of the Paseo adjacent neighborhoods associations and groups. Well besides 1 poorly attended outreach meeting months ago in which the locals opposed a name change.
When is the next council district adjustment, after the 2020 census? I’d imagine the council will start to look very different with the next change.
We'll have new maps in 2021. Will go into effect in the 2nd future election.beautyfromashes wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:00 amWhen is the next council district adjustment, after the 2020 census? I’d imagine the council will start to look very different with the next change.
This is interesting because when I’ve asked about why we still use Troost as a political boundary, the same politicians who regularly talk about breaking down the Troost wall say that we use the boundary because nobody wants to change it. If you were looking for anecdotal information that this attitude is changing, take a look at where the western boundary of the east side sales tax is located - Paseo.flyingember wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:33 amIt's quickly becoming true that for minorities, that breaking the Troost line is going to be the only path forward.
I wouldn’t ever use *want to* around this.chaglang wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:30 amThis is interesting because when I’ve asked about why we still use Troost as a political boundary, the same politicians who regularly talk about breaking down the Troost wall say that we use the boundary because nobody wants to change it. If you were looking for anecdotal information that this attitude is changing, take a look at where the western boundary of the east side sales tax is located - Paseo.flyingember wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:33 amIt's quickly becoming true that for minorities, that breaking the Troost line is going to be the only path forward.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/council-vo ... r/26030645Days after the nation celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the City Council in Kansas City, Missouri voted to rename The Paseo after the civil rights leader.
The decision came after intense debate, which was tinged with racial politics.
There was a lot a mayoral politics on display during that vote, too.
The issue seemed dormant just days ago on the King holiday. But since then, members of the Kansas City Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference mobilized their forces to apply pressure at City Hall.
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The Paseo was Kansas City's first boulevard, named after a street in Mexico City in the 1800s.
Ultimately, the measure passed 8-4.
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Not everything gets to be decided by referendum. We elect representatives to use their best judgment. How many of the "85% of KC voters" have even seen The Paseo in the past decade? Maybe their wishes shouldn't matter as much.KansasCityGypsy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:40 am I hope local media picks up on the fact that, rather than work on a compromise, city council just voted to change The Paseo against the wishes of 85%+ of KCMO voters. I want to know why anyone who voted for this would seek election in April or ever again?