After a two-year legal fight that began with disagreements over housing and zoning in Prairie Village, a citizen petition question asking whether to “abandon” the city’s form of government will officially go before voters this November. On Monday, the city council voted 11-0 to approve placing the question, “Shall the City of Prairie Village, Kansas abandon the mayor-council form of government?” on this November’s ballot. Councilmember Ian Graves was absent. That question was the thrust of one of three petitions put forward by a resident-led group in 2023 that opposed the city’s efforts at addressing housing affordability and tweaking zoning codes.
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