Jackson County Exec Frank White Contronts 70 MILLION COVID Cash Conundrum

We've blogged about this crisis in the making for about a year and didn't think so much time would pass before elected leaders devised a solution.

Now . . .

The countdown in here and it looks like the Courthouse risks losing the biggest federal windfall this town has witnessed in a generation . . . Here's the lead quote from a worthy update . . .

"The clock is ticking as County Executive Frank White Jr. and county legislators battle over how to allocate nearly $70 million in undesignated federal pandemic money before the calendar year ends. Divided into two camps, they’ve been at an impasse for months. If they can’t agree on how the money should be spent, it reverts to the U.S. General Fund."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Jackson County has a looming problem and it's not the Royals stadium or property tax disputes

"We received an email that we had completed all necessary steps to receive funding. But requests for updates on when the funds will be released have been pretty much met with silence."