The Brookside Shops area could soon see a long-awaited improvement for trail-goers in Kansas City.
Property owners in the district — which includes businesses like Foo’s Fabulous Frozen Custard, HomeGrown restaurant, and The Roasterie coffee shop — have asked the city to approve the creation of a community improvement district for the area to fund upgrades to parts of the Trolley Track Trail and other projects.
A CID is a special entity with a board that can levy a 1% sales tax in a certain area to help cover the costs of planned improvements within those boundaries…