• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Lost Prairie Press

Lost Prairie Press

Trending News from the Midwest - IA, IL, KS, MO, NE

  • Home
  • MIDWEST
  • ILLINOIS
  • IOWA
  • KANSAS
  • MISSOURI
  • NEBRASKA
  • About Us
    • Contact Us

Kansas City reaches agreements with homeless to eventually remove tents from city hall, Westport – WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The city reached several agreements with the group representing Kansas City’s homeless population Thursday morning.

Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted, saying the city agreed to providing safe and warm hotel rooms where houseless people can relocate. Lucas also agreed to introduce a proposal that would give people earning below 30% the area median income preference on vacant homes and land bank properties.

Proud of the process and consensus we have built with the @kchomelessunion . We’ve agreed to following: (1) safe and warm relocation opportunities at area hotels for all; (2) an RFP issuance for preference on vacant homes and land bank homes for those earning below 30% to 0% AMI;

— Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) April 8, 2021

The work won’t stop there. Mayor Lucas also tweeted about a plan to help those without homes find and keep jobs. Many of those jobs will come through the city’s public works department.

The city will also work to find permanent tent locations where the homeless can live and also receive help from different social service organizations.

(3) City work to provide opportunities for those experiencing homelessness in job provision and city contracts (like mowing); and (4) exploration of permanent camp locations with social services.

— Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) April 8, 2021

According to the mayor, Thursday marks the fourth straight day that he and Kansas City Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw met with the group representing the homeless.

“I am proud that today we will get people into services and sustainable publicly supported long-term housing opportunities for themselves and their families,” Lucas tweeted.

Despite a notice for homeless groups to vacate camps located at City Hall and in Westport, both camps remain and people living at the sites will not be forced to leave without other options.

Plastic fence installed around homeless camp at KC City Hall as they try to prevent removal

While some cleanup initiatives have happened at City Hall, the tents have seemingly multiplied overnight at the Westport site.

Support for the various camps has been growing around the city, and there’s was common agreement among many that something needed to be done.

Read more local, state and national news on FOX4

Suggest a Correction

View Source

Filed Under: KANSAS

Primary Sidebar

More to See

the-arabia-steamboat-museum-finally-seems-ready-to-shove-off-from-the-river-market

The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market

Standing in the same location since 1857, the City Market is nearly as old as Kansas City itself. In the 1850s, over three hundred steamboats traveled on the Missouri River—including the Arabia before … [Read More...] about The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market

tedxkc-is-friday,-lineup-includes-an-exciting-mix-of-topics

TEDxKC is Friday, lineup includes an exciting mix of topics

At 6 p.m. this Friday at the Kauffman Center, TEDxKC will have a lineup of ten speakers whose expertise range from a sky full of stars to the key to happiness to a MacArthur Genius. The theme is … [Read More...] about TEDxKC is Friday, lineup includes an exciting mix of topics

tyler-shane’s-beautiful-bonbons-have-a-deeper-meaning

Tyler Shane’s beautiful bonbons have a deeper meaning

Mesoamericans called it food of the gods. From central Mexico down to Honduras, where the cacao tree grows native, ancient Olmecs, Mayans and Aztecs would gather the oblong fruit and break open its … [Read More...] about Tyler Shane’s beautiful bonbons have a deeper meaning

review:-brookside-restaurants-brady-&-fox-and-earl’s-premier-bring-homestyle-cooking-from-opposite-sides-of-the-atlantic

Review: Brookside restaurants Brady & Fox and Earl’s Premier bring homestyle cooking from opposite sides of the Atlantic

The definition of “comfort food” tends to vary depending on who you ask. At two new Brookside restaurants, Brady & Fox and Earl’s Premier, the term applies both to time-honored Irish recipes and East … [Read More...] about Review: Brookside restaurants Brady & Fox and Earl’s Premier bring homestyle cooking from opposite sides of the Atlantic

the-king-of-cass-county’s-bold-vision-for-harrisonville-imploded.-can-anyone-revive-it?

The King of Cass County’s bold vision for Harrisonville imploded. Can anyone revive it?

The King of Cass County’s bold vision for Harrisonville imploded. Can anyone revive it? It’s 5 pm on a Monday night in downtown Harrisonville. Only one other car is parked in the square. … [Read More...] about The King of Cass County’s bold vision for Harrisonville imploded. Can anyone revive it?

Footer

WELCOME!

Thanks for visiting Lost Prairie Press!

We hope you’ll enjoy news and perspective from the Midwest – specifically, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

About/Contact

Privacy Policy

Recent

  • The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market
  • TEDxKC is Friday, lineup includes an exciting mix of topics
  • Review: Brookside restaurants Brady & Fox and Earl’s Premier bring homestyle cooking from opposite sides of the Atlantic

Search

Copyright © 2022 · Lost Prairie Press