Kansas City, Missouri, Question 1, Transfer Hodge Park Property for School District Use (November 2019)

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Question 1: Kansas City Transfer Hodge Park Property for School District Use
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November 5, 2019
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Kansas City, Missouri

A measure to transfer Hodge Park property for school district use was on the ballot for Kansas City voters in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass counties in Missouri on November 5, 2019. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of transferring 36 acres of land in Hodge Park from the park system to a school district for use as a public school.
A no vote was a vote against transferring 36 acres of land in Hodge Park for use as a public school, thereby keeping it within the park system.

Election results

Kansas City Question 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

30,552 68.41%
No 14,105 31.59%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“

Should the City of Kansas City remove from the park system approximately a thirty-six (36) acre tract in Hodge Park generally located in the northeast corner of the park off Northeast Shoal Creek Parkway and authorize the City to convey said property to a school district for use as a public school for such terms and consideration as the City may determine?[2]

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Background

Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department

As of 2019, the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department (also referred to as KC Parks) oversaw 221 parks, over 12,000 acres of parkland, 158 miles of trails and bicycle pathways, 29 lakes, hundreds of athletic fields and tennis courts, 106 playgrounds, and five public golf courses. The department manages the city's parks and boulevards. The department's mission statement as of 2019 was "to improve the quality of life, health, and wellness of our community by providing socially equitable, community-driven programming and environmentally sound natural resource management."[3] The department manages the city's parks and boulevards.[4]

The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department is governed by a board of five volunteers, known as the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, who are appointed by the mayor.[3]

Section 1004(b) of the Kansas City charter states, "If any property is determined by the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to be no longer necessary or appropriate for park, parkway, or boulevard use, such property may be removed from the park system by a vote of the people." The board recommended that the 36-acre tract in question be removed from the park system.[5]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Missouri

This measure, Ordinance No. 190376, was approved by the City Council of Kansas City on June 6, 2019.[5]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kansas City Board of Elections, "SAMPLE BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5, 2019," accessed October 1, 2019
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department, "About KC Parks," accessed October 9, 2019
  4. ↑ Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department, "History of KC Parks," accessed October 9, 2019
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 City of Kansas City, "Ordinance 190376," accessed October 9, 2019
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