COVID Cash Deadline Looms But Still No Compromise In Jackson County

If the courthouse doesn't decide how to spend about 70 MILLION BUCKS worth of American Rescue Plan Act funds before Dec. 31st . . . They money is going back to the feds and even the most conservative fiscal hawk will cry bloody murder at wasted opportunity.

So far there have been mean letters and nasty comment exchanged. We expect a few votes with ensuing overrides.

But here's the kicker . . . A court MIGHT NOT BE ABLE to decide this issue in time . . . In fact . . .

This looks like yet another grudge match betwixt the Exec vs. The Legislature with tens of millions on the line.

Accordingly . . . We share this community note that offers a glimpse at growing public frustration:

"Two ordinances regarding the distribution of ARPA funds were going to be on the agenda for the meeting Tuesday, November 12, but County Executive White has not met with Legislature Chair Lauer  to try to come to an agreement on a compromise alternative proposal for the funds, as he himself had committed to doing in a memo sent to the Legislature on November 4. County Executive White contends that he, and he alone, has the authority to appropriate funds and that he does not need input or approval from the Legislature (or any input from the public)."

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

Northeast News Letter to the Editor: ARPA Funds in Limbo

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