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Government
1:36 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Port Authority Owes City $135,000 For Old Billing Errors

An investigation into Kansas City's port authority that began during Mark Funkhouser's administration may be coming to closure with the agency getting a substantial bill from the city.

 

An audit reviewed by the council finance committee Wednesday concludes that the city should try to recover $135,000 the city paid out for the repurposing of the old Richards Gebaur Air Force Base.

Auditors turned up over $92,000 in duplicate payments and almost $42,000 in vendor overcharges.

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Government
12:04 am
Mon April 15, 2013

Agencies Resist Economic Development Plan

Mayor Sly James is expressing some frustration with late-in-the-game resistance to his Advance KC economic development consolidation program.

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Government
2:46 am
Fri April 12, 2013

Council Endorses Airport Plan

The Kansas City city council has voted to move ahead with laying plans for a single-terminal concept for KCI Airport.  though, that it doesn't guarantee that a new terminal will be built.

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Government
1:41 am
Fri April 5, 2013

Single Terminal KCI Plan Advances

KCI officials get a tentative go-ahead to proceed with planning for a new single-terminal airport. A city council committee has scheduled a full council vote next week.

Both the Transportation and Infrastructure committee and the full council heard presentations on the plan this morning.

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Government
12:40 am
Thu April 4, 2013

Mayweather Gaffe Spawns Tighter Funding Rules

Credit Library of Congress
Council chambers.

A city council committee has reacted to an event funding fiasco.  Concerns arose when a local group got $15,000 in city money to bring in boxer Floyd Mayweather for a youth event.

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Government
1:13 am
Fri March 29, 2013

KC Budget Boosts Street Repairs, Youth Programs

Credit Library of Congress
Council Chambers.

As the Missouri and Kansas Legislatures wrangle over budgets, the Kansas City city council has passed one yesterday with very little conflict along the way.

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