KSHB 41 reporter Fernanda Silva covers stories in the Northland. She also focuses on issues surrounding immigration. Share your story idea with Fernanda. She worked to get new information on situation involving the Kansas City Public Schools and the Country Club Plaza. The story includes a long letter from the school district that shares concerns about how much money the school district will receive during the redevelopment of the iconic shopping district.
Kansas City Public Schools is pushing back against a proposed 30-year tax exemption for the Country Club Plaza development, calling the plan “malpractice” in a letter obtained by KSHB.
The letter, sent by the KCPS superintendent Jennifer Collier to Port KC and city leaders, expresses the district’s opposition to the tax incentive proposal from Dallas-based Gillon Property Group, which owns the Plaza. The district says it is “distressed” by the plan…