Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas and City Manager Mario Vasquez presented a $2.5 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026-27 to the KCMO City Council on Thursday.
In a letter delivered to the city council with the budget proposal, Lucas and Vasquez stated that in the most recent resident satisfaction survey, “Kansas Citians prioritized the maintenance of streets, sidewalks and infrastructure; the quality of police services; housing services and the quality of neighborhood services.”
The largest slice of the total budget, 28.8%, is allotted to public safety, including KCPD and KCFD…