Former Mayor Carol Marinovich helped unify WyCo, launch new era of growth

At the end of the 1980s, Kansas City, Kansas, was languishing. Blight had been creeping in for decades. Adult entertainment establishments proliferated, and the population saw steady declines. A City Council member at the time, Carol Marinovich began a grassroots movement to revive the area. Backed by others on the council, she recognized the need for a single government to bring the community back to life, socially and economically. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, was born, consolidating the city and county governments and sparking a renaissance of development.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal