Kansas City Petitioners 'Too Late' To Force Vote On New Royals Stadium?!?

Mayor Q is pushing an unlikely talking point that, yet again, probably won't stand up in court.

However . . . This push against longstanding direct democracy rules is true to form for city hall and so many local administrations . . . Check-it:  

If at least 2,068 petition signatures are certified, Kansas City voters could see two ballot measures over the next 10 months. The first would ask whether stadium subsidies should require a public vote. If that’s approved, a second ballot question will appear at the next election asking whether the city should contribute public dollars to the proposed Royals stadium.

But timing is everything, and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas believes the petition may be too late.

“I think the deal is likely to get done before we even have some of these discussions,” Lucas said, “if we ever get to the point of a public vote.”

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

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