Mayor Q Seyz Nonprofit Payout 'Saves Taxpayer Dollars' Amid Travel Scandal

Bottom line . . .

Controversy amongst local news junkies was fun but we're still not sure that any of this hurts Mayor Q's rep but merely signals that his progressive pals are tired of him. 

Also . . .

ANYBODY NOTICE THE KANSAS CITY STAR TOTES SKIPPED COVERING THIS STORY?!?!

It may not be a big deal but there's no denying that it's newsworthy.

Either way . . .

He answered the controversy and it's important to document his response . . .

The nonprofit’s been around since the 1970’s, according to Lucas. In an interview with FOX4 Friday, Lucas said he did not know how prior administrations spent the money in it. Lucas is a board member of the entity.

“For me fundamentally, my goal is always to save taxpayer dollars,” he said. “So, I think rather than trying to bill the taxpayers for things like business prospecting, promotion, rather than spending thousands of dollars and some cases tens of thousand of dollars, instead you do something that saves taxpayer dollars.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Mayor Lucas defends use of nonprofit spending

On Friday, FOX4 talked to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas following a report questioning how he's spending nonprofit money.

Mayor Quinton Lucas accused of using nonprofit to pay for travel in possible violation of city gift ban

A new report from the Missouri Independent shows that Lucas received tens of thousands of dollars to pay for travel, Super Bowl tickets and more from the nonprofit Mayors Corps of Progress for a Greater Kansas City Inc.

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