8legs: Kansas city neighborhood planning & development committee

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Kansas City considers spending $2 million for neighborhood events - Beacon: Kansas City

The Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund committee recommended about $2 million in NTDF grants for 2026–27 activities.
The grants were awarded after evaluating 293 applications and conducting 176 live interviews.
Concerns included equity across districts and an unfunded youth baseball program at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy.
The proposed ordinance would create a kratom licensing system with a $500 annual fee and age limit of 21.
Several zoning and infrastructure measures were advanced to the full council for final votes.
The meeting also discussed funding reallocations, including support for a historic church building project.
A proposal to rezone areas for parking and drive-through development was carried forward.
The NTDF decision process included evaluating cost per person and overall event cost in scoring.
Protests at a neighborhood event venue in Columbus Park were noted but unresolved at the meeting.
Future actions include a final council vote on NTDF funding and ongoing considerations of additional ordinances.

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