dnweava wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 11:34 am
I'm voting against that. Squeeze it into the already massive $2.5 billion budget. You can pay for the jail with only what we spend subsidizing parking garages every year...
KC has very little discretionary spending in the budget especially after police and fire departments.
A modern jail is about diversion and getting people into services or supervision instead of being incarcerated if possible. Sending them out of town is the worst of all possible worlds.
dnweava wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 11:34 am
I'm voting against that. Squeeze it into the already massive $2.5 billion budget. You can pay for the jail with only what we spend subsidizing parking garages every year...
KC has very little discretionary spending in the budget especially after police and fire departments.
A modern jail is about diversion and getting people into services or supervision instead of being incarcerated if possible. Sending them out of town is the worst of all possible worlds.
I wish we had kept the Municipal Farm.
To add, it’s an existing tax that can only be used for public safety. It’s not a tax increase.
Kansas City, Missouri, voters have passed a public safety sales tax 60/40 percent--providing funds for the construction of a new city detention center next to the county's new jail.
Glad this passed. You know when people like Justice Horn, Jaz Hays, and Johnathan Duncan oppose it then its probably something that benefits the community.
Metro wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:53 am
Glad this passed. You know when people like Justice Horn, Jaz Hays, and Johnathan Duncan oppose it then its probably something that benefits the community.
Metro wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:53 am
Glad this passed. You know when people like Justice Horn, Jaz Hays, and Johnathan Duncan oppose it then its probably something that benefits the community.
Don't for get KC Tenants too!
Oh yeah. So question since they lost big on this does this mean there influence is fading and we can finally move forward with development?
I'm guessing KC Tenants influence is with some political figures and not really with the citizens and broader public that makes up KCMO proper. Not surprising their influence with citizens is waning as they have not done anything for them in terms of provide more housing units. I believe they have helped deal with with bad owners/slum lord type of things but in terms of actually bringing new housing to the masses (in any form) they have not done anything. Their biggest mission appears to be obstructionists, which they have excelled at thus far.
Metro wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:53 am
Glad this passed. You know when people like Justice Horn, Jaz Hays, and Johnathan Duncan oppose it then its probably something that benefits the community.
