Kansas City Activists Threaten Upset Against Public Safety Vote

Two things . . .

THIS LOW TURNOUT VOTE IS UP FOR GRABS & ACTIVISTS KNOW THIS IS THEIR BEST CHANCE TO TORPEDO A NEW KANSAS CITY JAIL!!!

 Moreover . . . 

LOCAL ANTI-POLICE RHETORIC CAPITALIZES ON FRUSTRATION WITH FEDERAL CUTS!!!

Agree or disagree . . .

Understanding (anti-police) arguments against the tax is important as Kansas City activist rhetoric seems to be gaining traction by way of their contention that cash for the jail takes away community funds.

Check-it . . . 

Members of the police and fire departments gave a packed South Kansas City Alliance meeting details Monday on how the $20 million - $25 million the tax generates each year has traditionally been spent.

Decarcerate KC and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference both oppose the tax, saying this time around its not clearly supporting police, fire or EMS.

"We are trying to make it clear and let people know that if they are voting for this you are actually voting for a defunding of resources, so that the majority of the resources will be going to a city jail," Decarcerate KC's Amaia Cook said.

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

Debate held on KC's public safety tax jail proposal

Kansas City voters will decide in less than a month whether a quarter cent public safety sales tax should be renewed.