Kansas City still doesn’t have a contract for bus service. KCATA leaders say that could mean cuts

The fate of bus service in Kansas City is in limbo after a contentious city council meeting last week.

Kansas City passed a six-month funding plan in April to avoid cuts to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s bus service. But the city and KCATA haven’t agreed on a contract since their last one expired earlier this year.

The KCATA said its board of commissioners doesn’t agree with many of the terms in the contract, but the city wants accountability measures in place. The city said it can’t give the KCATA any money until a contract is signed, which means the agency has been operating with no money from Kansas City for months…

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