Troost Avenue Endures In Kansas City As 'Truth' Name Change FAILS

Rightfully . . . This noteworthy victory belongs solely to tireless KCMO small biz owners who raised a ruckus against the city hall flex. 

And so . . . 

TROOST AVE. ACTIVISTS FAIL AGAIN BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW RULES & BUILD CONSENSUS!!! 

From our vantage . . .

Nobody is endorsing slavery or married to history . . . 

What's important is that name changes FOLLOW THE RULES rather than operating by way of sneaky politicized flexing.

Accordingly . . . Check the Mayor's postscript and more perspectives . . .  

After about 30 minutes of discussion on the issue, Mayor Quinton Lucas made a motion to hold the item off docket, essentially tabling the issue and halting any immediate changes to the street's name.

“The council confronted this question about a year ago, and in that situation, we actually moved forward," Lucas said after Tuesday's meeting. "The legislation said there needed to be more of a collaborative process, more discussion in terms of what steps are ahead, and importantly, more information to those who would be impacted. The sponsor of the ordinance said that was not a path that she wanted to take. Then as I understand from the discussion today, it’s not a path she wants to take now. We understand that, and it does not mean that we don’t agree with the fact that we need to build better opportunities and better outcomes for everybody on Troost, for everybody east of Troost long-term. And that’s something that we will do. Building more housing, more economic development opportunity and beyond.”

Councilwoman Robinson responded to the outcome with determination to continue the renaming effort.

“This was a day of denial,” Robinson said. “That doesn't mean we're not going to continue to fight. That doesn't mean we're not going to continue to move it forward.”

For now, the street will remain Troost Avenue, but community leaders and local businesses owners remain committed to the street’s evolution.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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Chris Goode stood at the podium Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall, voicing a frustration with the city's repeated inaction on his proposal to change the name of Troost Avenue - a Kansas City thoroughfare with a legacy rooted in slavery - to Truth Avenue.

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Councilwoman Melissa Robinson holds out possibility that a council majority could work around the committee that put the name change on hold.

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