Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City voters will have a crowded civic question in front of them on August 4, 2026, after the City Council voted to place five separate measures on the ballot.
Together, the proposals reach from the underground systems that carry water and sewage to the public buildings that have shaped the city’s identity for nearly a century. They also include new funding for affordable housing and a renewal of an East Side economic development tax that has been in place since voters first approved it in 2017.
“From the pipes beneath our streets to the roofs over our neighbors’ heads, today’s ballot measures touch every corner of Kansas City life,” said Mayor Quinton Lucas. “We’re putting a comprehensive vision for this city’s future directly in the hands of the people.”…