KCMO voters pass $1.7 billion for city improvements

Mayor Quinton Lucas is thanking residents for passing five ballot measures he says invest in Kansas City's future.

The big picture: Residents approved $1.7 billion in bonds for water, sewer and building improvements, as well as replenishing the city's Housing Trust Fund.

• Voters also renewed an eighth-cent sales tax for development in the urban core.

Undefeated in Kansas City ballot initiatives, giving us the chance to rebuild our infrastructure, our housing, and our community. We will never stop focusing on a better community for all our people.

Stunning stat: The funds raised in this election alone amount to nearly half of all ballot initiative-spending since he was elected mayor in 2019, which Lucas says is $3.6 billion.