A yearslong conflict roiling Prairie Village comes to a head as voters cast ballots on whether to abandon the city’s form of government. But the question isn’t necessarily what it seems.

Residential streets around Prairie Village are peppered with lawn signs with vague political slogans about the issues facing city hall.

Some blue signs with a yellow stripe plead with neighbors, “Stop the drama. Vote no.”

Across the street, there might be a house with a red sign that says, “Less division, more consensus. Vote yes! A better way for PV.”

The signs refer to the single question that will appear on Prairie Village ballots this year, and it’s seemingly a big one.

“Shall the City of Prairie Village, Kansas abandon the mayor-council form of government?”

The question itself is short, but the

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