Kansas City Public Safety JAIL TAX VOTE Coming Soon

Here's an interesting trend to note . . .

Throughout local social media we're noticing local complaining about crooks captured and then immediately released back onto local streets . . . At the neighborhood level we're surprised to notice outcry about the lack of a city jail.

Accordingly . . .

Here's the solution that won't take hold for years but will at least put this town on the right track.

Check-it:

The one-quarter cent sales tax question will be on the ballot on April 8, 2025. It would renew a sales tax that would send revenue toward constructing a new municipal rehabilitation and detention center. It would also fund construction, operation and maintenance needs for law enforcement and emergency medical service providers.

“Today’s vote brings us closer to a safer Kansas City. As we continue our investment in housing, health, and education, we are also a City that needs to ensure bad acts have consequences that are swift and certain,” said Mayor Quinton Lucas. “I look forward to bringing our detention and rehabilitation plan to voters, who understand that investing in both security and rehabilitation is what strengthens our entire community.”

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

Kansas City voters to decide whether public safety sales tax renews in April

City Council members and Mayor Quinton Lucas passed an ordinance in Kansas City, Missouri, that will allow voters in the city to decide whether to renew a public safety sales tax.