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Street repaving could be slashed
March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments
Mayor Funkhouser’s pledge to spent $35 million on fixing city streets seems to have been dealt a death blow by the city’s budget crisis. News surfaces this morning that the 2008-2009 street repaving budget could be slashed to almost zero. Another problem is that Mayor Barnes and the last City Council promised $5 million to build roads at the former Richards-Gebaur Airport, which they gave away in a sweetheart deal for Warren Erdman and Kansas City Southern railroad.
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the thing i don’t understand about this is, if he was the friggin’ city auditor for the past umpteen years, how could he not have known that he wouldn’t be able to spend $35 million on street repairs because of the impending budget shortfall?!? good gawd.
There are some spots on 39th Street near Roanoke where the potholes have worn down to the original brick, which is in perfect condition. Just get rid of the asphalt and mortar on these streets, and the ridiculous and expensive (and seemingly constant) “repaving” won’t be necessary. Plus, the bumpy ride will force the traffic to slow down, a good thing, since a lot of KC drivers treat every street as if it were a highway.