Numerous Wyandotte County residents told the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday that they want the quality of their neighborhoods and local resources to reflect the increasingly high bills they’re footing year after year.

Residents want their closed bridges back. They want reliable transit , resources for their aging loved ones and well-supported first responders. They’re sick of their yards flooding and want to feel like their government is investing in their futures.

They said they understand it takes a lot of work, and public investment, to make that happen on a tight budget with a relatively low tax base.

Pleas to revive diminished public services that suffered last year’s decision to freeze property tax revenues came during a Thurs

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