Kansas City Small Biz Wants Westport Bars To Close Earlier

This report mostly hypes an upcoming "district inside a district" plan that hopes to cut down on violence.

They have a lot of work to do if this apt quote is any indication . . .

"There have been problems with violence just outside the district, including a mass shooting last month, one of four in the past four years."

Even better . . . The full report features a quote from a nearby merchant proposing a simpler and much more realistic solution: Earlier closing times. 

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

Safety concerns on mind as changes come to Kansas City's Westport Entertainment District

Longtime Westport investor Brett Allred plans to connect six of them with an existing business he owns called "Bar & Rec," where people can play games.