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KC residents ask city council to 'save the arts' in proposed budget

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KC residents ask city council to 'save the arts' in proposed budget
KC residents ask city council to 'save the arts' in proposed budget

More than a hundred Kansas City residents packed the auditorium of Northgate Middle School to give feedback on the city's proposed 2020-2021 budget, which was released last week.

IT'S A CHANCE TOINFLUENCE EXACTLY HOWTHE CITY SPENDSTAXPAYER DOLLARS41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD EXPLAINS HOWRESIDENTS MADE THEIRVOICES HEARD -- AND WHYTHE CITY WANTS YOURINPUT ON THE LATESTBUDGET PROPOSAL.---ARIEL ROTHFIELD/ 41 ACTIONNEWSLast week Kansas Cityreleased its proposed citybudget,which will need to beapproved by city council... inthe meantime, they want toknow what you thinkLee Barnes/ KCMO CouncilmanWe need to know what thecitizens really feel aboutwhat's going to happen withinthe budget, what things areimportant to themWHEN IT COMES TOSPENDING HIS TAX PAYERDOLLARS,NEIGHBORS LIKE DARIOFONTANA HAVE A LOT TOSAYDario Fontana/ KCMO ResidentThe potholes has been anissue that has been going onfor several years now.HE WOULD LIKE TO SEETHE MAYOR AND CITYCOUNCIL FIX HIS ROADSAND SPEND MONEY ONPUBLIC SAFETYDario Fontana/ KCMO ResidentIn 2017 I was assulted, I waswalking in a park and I had agun pointed at my headUNDER THE PROPOSEDBUDGET, THE KANSAS CITYPOLICE DEPARTMENTWOULD RECEIVE 10-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARSA 4-POINT-1 PERCENTINCREASE TO HELP ADDMORE OFFICERS ON THESTREETBUT UNDER THE SAMEPROPOSAL... IS A CUT THATIS NOT SO WELCOMED BYTHIS CROWDPlease save the arts.

It isimparative that we continue onwith what we have beenbuilding in the city for atleastthe last 13 years I have livedhere.LUCAS' PROPOSALCURRENTLY CUTS ALLFUNDING FROM THEKANSAS CITY FILM OFFICEWHICH HAS BEENCREDITED FOR BRININGPRODUCTIONS LIKEAMERICAN NINJA WARRIORAND QUEER EYE TOKANSAS CITYCURRENTLY THE FILMOFFICE RECEIVES 175-THOUSAND DOLLARS INCITY FUNDINGThat small incentive that youput in place, when you look atthe big budget makes such adifferenceA DIFFERENCE THE CITYSAYS RESIDENTS CANMAKE BY BEING VOCAL...HELPING THEM DECIDEWHAT THE FINAL BUDGETISLee Barnes/ KCMO CouncilmanThis is my fifth budget hearingand I have seen thingschange within the buget dueto the public hearings, so yesthey matterREPORTING IN KANSASCITY.ARIEL ROTHFIELD.

41ACTION NEWSRESIDENTS CAN WEIGH INAT TWO MORE PUBLICMEETINGS ON FEB.

29 ANDMARCH 3-RD.OR GO TO THE CITY'SONLINE BALANCING ACT --YOU CAN COMMENT ONTHE ENTIRE BUDGET

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