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West Bottoms TIF

Every published summary we have tied to West Bottoms TIF in Kansas City, grouped into one page so residents can follow the issue without digging through individual meetings.

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May 4, 2026

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Meeting coverage connected to West Bottoms TIF.

Briefing
Nov 13, 2025

Council approves multiple TIF amendments, public safety funding, childcare pilot, health grant amendment, and a range of aviation and development actions

At the November 13, 2025 Kansas City Council meeting (Council Chambers), the Council adopted special recognitions, approved appropriations and amendments including TIF plan changes (Shoal Creek, Platte Purchase, West Bottoms), funded police technology and a Safer Outcomes Academies grant, directed a one-year Tri-Share childcare pilot, accepted a CDC grant amendment for public health workforce development, advanced several aviation and infrastructure contracts, and approved development plans and easements for West Bottoms and a detention facility.

6 min readMunicipal coverage
Briefing
Nov 12, 2025

Committee approves multiple TIF and funding measures; directs one-year Tri-Share childcare pilot

On November 12, 2025 the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee (Andrea Bough, Quinton Lucas, Crispin Rea, Darrell Curls, Wes Rogers) met on the 26th Floor, Council Chamber. Members advanced and recommended passage of several tax increment financing (TIF) amendments and redevelopment agreements, approved grant and bond appropriations (including $31.57M for the Roy Blunt Luminary Park and $6.95M in Special Obligation bond authority for West Bottoms), authorized a $5.577M construction contract for West Bottoms Phase 1a Tranche 2, approved a $498,835 police grant for the Safer Outcomes Academies project, amended the chronic nuisance ordinance, and directed the City Manager to launch a one‑year Tri‑Share Childcare pilot with named partners. Two Mayor-sponsored items (a grant management software resolution and a surface parking regulation chapter) were held. A resolution directing the City Manager to develop a Regional Relief Fund with the Mid‑America Regional Council (MARC) was adopted and the City may enter closed session for specified statutory purposes.

3 min readMunicipal coverage
Briefing
Nov 6, 2025

Kansas City Council meeting minutes — November 6, 2025

Council adopted multiple resolutions and ordinances including appropriations from the Public Safety Sales Tax for design services, traffic and streetscape measures, housing plats and rezonings, a kratom regulatory evaluation, and introduced/refereed several development, childcare, and airport items.

3 min readMunicipal coverage