Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3 / Kansas City councilmembers are worried the city has wasted millions of dollars on infrastructure projects that aren’t critically needed. Voters approved $800 million in general obligation bonds in 2017 that would be spread out over two decades to pay for street, sidewalk and other infrastructure repairs. But at the rate the city council has doled out money, the program would only last about 15 years, according to the city’s finance department director. “In terms of addressing deferred maintenance, this program is an absolute failure,” Councilwoman Katheryn Shields said at a committee meeting Wednesday. In a rare move during the budget approval process in late March, the full city council ditched plans to borrow almost $78 million through bonds for streets, sidewalks and other building projects. Now a committee is taking a closer look at the slated projects.