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Kansas City Monorail Petition Surfaces | Kansas City News
Clay Chastain’s latest transit push in Kansas City could reshape the city’s future—with a bold monorail and greenways plan funded by a potential quarter-cent sales tax over 40 years. After gathering over 2,000 verified signatures, his petition now sits before City Council, who have 60 days to act—or risk a ballot vote by November. While Mayor Quinton Lucas vows to review it per charter, he also questions whether petitions are the best tool for governance, especially as other citizen-driven initiatives, like the Royals stadium funding debate, gain momentum. Chastain, a longtime rail advocate…
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