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Independence council votes 7-0 to place multi-question general obligation bond on April 2025 ballot
Summary
The Independence City Council voted unanimously Dec. 16 to place a multi-question general obligation bond election on the April 2025 ballot. The ballot would include public-safety, transportation/infrastructure and parks/tourism questions with project amounts described by staff as "up to" the listed totals.
The Independence City Council voted 7-0 on Dec. 16 to place a multi-question general obligation bond on the April 2025 ballot, a measure city leaders said would fund a new justice center, infrastructure repairs and historic-site and parks projects.
City Manager (name provided in the meeting record) told the council that, if approved by voters, the proposal would be split across three questions. The public-safety question was described as totaling up to $130,000,000, including up to $123,000,000 for a Justice Center, up to $4,000,000 to remediate the current Independence Police Department site and up to $3,000,000 to acquire the regional animal shelter. The transportation question includes $30,000,000 for street overlays and reconstruction, $15,000,000 for bridge repair or replacement…
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