KCUR News
(2011-12-09)
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The city council adopted recommended redistricting map 1-R without further revision.
Map courtesy of the City of Kansas City, MO. Click to enlarge.
He would have kept Bannister Mall and the South Patrol station in the 6th District.
Mayor Sly James stood by the comission's plan, and told the council: "It is time for us to change our attitude and start believing in the entirety of the city. Each of us took an oath to the city, not to our council district."
He then called for a vote on Sharp's proposal.
The council voted down the revisions, and only Sharp voted against the commission's map.
On the east side of the city Districts 3 will expand slightly southward and District 5 will extend south to I-435. West of Troost, District 4 moves northward, stretching from Briarcliff tp 50th Street in the Brookside area.
The council also approved bond financing and about 30.7 million dollars in tax breaks for the Polsinelli Shughart revival of the stalled West Edge development. The law firm had planned to build with no incentives, but said it had to change that because of unexpected costs, especially those related to the hotel part of the project.
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