Title insurance: An obscure force hampering home sales, a new form of “redlining?”
As the city tries to deal with hundreds of abandoned houses, the refusal of title insurance companies to sign off on bank mortgage loans is a problem here and nationwide.
Officials discussed it Wednesday at a joint meeting of the city council ...
New loan fund to start urban core projects
A joint city council committee on Wednesday advanced city participation in a program to provide startup loans to urban core projects.
The loans would provide for things like architectural drawings, financial consultants and more that are needed ...
Triage center moves forward
Judge Joseph Locascio
Too often the same people who suffer from substance abuse, mental illness or both recycle through emergency rooms, jails and the streets.
The city council finance committee today advanced measures to create another option: ...
More bike options on the way
Officials today reported many more miles of bike routes and related changes in the works.
There are plans to add a three-mile bikeway on Armour Boulevard from Broadway to the Paseo, they reported to the mayor and city manager.
And that could ...
Got an idea for the city budget?
The city is inviting residents to share ideas and feedback about next year’s budget by participating in upcoming public hearings beginning tomorrow.
You can also give input by engaging in a live Twitter budget chat, or by submitting ...
Let the cameras roll, no more Atlanta posing as KC
With the city council offering tax credits, Midtown could be more appealing to those making movies, television shows and commercials.
The city council on Thursday passed a measure that can give tax credits to movie, television and commercial ...
KCI debate continues
Among comparable airports to KCI, airfare increases followed a national average whether cities upgraded or replaced airports or not, experts said Tuesday.
Officials with the Kansas City Aviation Department reported that to the city council aviation ...
Jackson County prosecutor running for re-election
Jean Peters Baker.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker filed for re-election this morning.
“Much has been done but there is still much to do…,” she says in a media release, and cites her reputation as one of toughness and innovation.
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Many ways to weigh in on city budget proposal
In addition to public hearings, Twitter and online comments, city residents can try their hand at balancing the city budget with this online tool at http://kansas-city-mo.abalancingact.com.
Kansas City residents can’t say they don’t ...
Mayor proposes “shared success” development fund for distressed areas
Mayor Sly James today proposed using payments that developers give the city in lieu of taxes to build a fund for projects in city areas designated severely distressed.
It’s called the shared success fund, he told the council planning and zoning ...
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