Kansas City Northeast Meetup Argues Against Surprise Jail Move

More local grassroots discussion as neighborhoods push back against the Mayor's office flex . . .

Councilman Rea addressed attendees, beginning with an explanation that prior to the council session on Jan. 15, he was not aware of the ordinance that Mayor Lucas, along with councilman Kevin O’Neill (First District-at-Large), were introducing that day.

“The major issue I have with this are same day adoptions (of ordinances) should be saved for very rare circumstances,” stated Rea, “because we are bypassing some very important steps along the way.”

Rea explained that in most cases, not only are there discussions among council members but also testimony from citizens, either during a council session or during public engagement.

“My greatest frustration with this is we (the council) unilaterally changed the location without any prior engagement from the community, zero recognition that there’s a school 3000 feet away.”

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