Chastain Kansas City Monorail Plan Moves Toward Vote

Last time around . . . The exclusion of a funding mechanism thwarted Mr. Chastain's efforts and allowed Mayor & Council to ignore his efforts despite NEARLY A DECADE of legal wrangling. 

This time . . . Clay Chastain seems to understand the process a bit better . . . We'll see if taxpayers want to pick the monorail over the current streetcar . . . Surprisingly, the newspaper covered his downtown visit today . . . Check-it: 

"Another citizen-led initiative petition from transit advocate and repeat mayoral candidate Clay Chastain that aims to bring an extensive rail system plan to Kansas City could soon be on its way to voters. The proposal appears to be another long shot attempt by the prolific petitioner, who has so far unsuccessfully gained traction for his dreams to revamp city transportation methods.

"City documents show Chastain’s newest initiative petition received more than 2,200 verified signatures to advance the proposal to the City Council. It was formally introduced to council members last week but they did not discuss it. City codes show the council has 60 days to consider enacting the proposal before it can be placed on the ballot. The earliest it could appear on the ballot is seemingly the November general election."

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

New petition calls for rail system in Kansas City. Backer is prolific petitioner

Transit activist Clay Chastain has gathered enough verified signatures to push for a Kansas City monorail and sales tax extension vote.

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