Kansas City Leaders Denounce MODot After Homeless Trash Fire Near Downtown

A fun peek at local tactics . . .

JUST LIKE THE RECORD HOMICIDE COUNT, KANSAS CITY OFFICIALS DIRECT OUTRAGE AGAINST THE JEFF CITY GOP SUPER MAJORITY FOR A HOMEGROWN CRISIS!!!

I mean . . . I guess we could blame the Republicans if we didn't consider years of costly, ineffective and dangerous 'unhoused' policy enacted by 12th & Oak.

And so . . .

A local pattern to dodge accountability persists and our local leadership class are so cynical that they don't even bother devising a new strategy.

Check this note from a myriad of useful hacks . . .

“MoDOT is either non-responsive or takes no action,” said Suzie Aron, a past president of of the Crossroads Community Association.

“All of us have to clean up the trash. It’s a constant cost to the neighborhood, both financially and psychologically.”

The latest flare-up occurred when a homeless encampment next to Interstate 35 caught fire behind a building being redeveloped at 1656 Washington St. The fire occurred about a week ago, one of several over the past few months.

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

Fire By Downtown Freeway Latest Flare-up in MoDOT's Trash Problem

By Kevin Collison The Crossroad district's frustration with MoDOT's inability to care for its property, including a recent fire, is the latest flashpoint over the agency's shortcomings maintaining the downtown freeway right-of-way. "MoDOT is either non-responsive or takes no action," said Suzie Aron, a past president of of the Crossroads Community Association.