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Public commenter urges returning liquor-by-the-drink funds to original uses and questions board roles in Go Topeka
Summary
During public comment, Henry McClure asked Shawnee County leaders to reallocate liquor-by-the-drink revenues toward services the funds were intended to support and raised concerns about elected officials serving on the board of Go Topeka.
Henry McClure addressed the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners during the Oct. 27 public comment period, urging the county to examine how liquor-by-the-drink revenues are allocated and to consider returning funds to their original purposes.
McClure, identifying an initiative he called “Project Otis,” said about $2.1 million flows into Shawnee County from liquor-by-the-drink collections and questioned allocations…
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