Prairie Village Divide On More Cash For Ukraine War Drones

Our favorite suburb seems to be growing tired of supporting the continued war grind in Eastern Europe.

Here's a glimpse at their tech crisis of conscience .  . . 

"The Prairie Village City Council during a committee meeting directed city staff to write out a recommendation for the city to give nearly $23,000 to Dolyna, Ukraine, its longtime sister city.

"The money could be used to purchase drones that Dolyna officials have told Prairie Village leaders they want for ongoing rescue operations and humanitarian efforts in and around the city in western Ukraine.

"This comes more than three years after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Soon after the invasion began, Prairie Village donated $10,000 worth of walkie-talkies to Dolyna.

"That vote three years ago was unanimous, but the city council was nearly evenly split Monday, voting 6-5 to approve bringing the funding up at a future city council meeting."

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

PV considers $23K drone contribution to Ukrainian sister city