Familiar Kansas City homeless services organization chosen to run Johnson County shelter
Johnson County is working toward purchasing an old Lenexa hotel to convert into a permanent homeless shelter.
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Johnson County is working toward purchasing an old Lenexa hotel to convert into a permanent homeless shelter.
“It’s a long time in the making,” Johnson County Chairman Mike Kelly said.
Local elections Tuesday include city offices and school board seats in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, as well as a sales tax to support public transit in Kansas City.
Progressives won all of their races in the county’s largest school districts and in key city council contests, except in one city where tensions ran high over affordable housing.
Voters on both sides of the Kansas City area will head to the polls on November 7 to decide local races and ballot questions. This is our guide to help make that process a little easier.