Local government In 1997, residents voted to consolidate the municipal government of Kansas City, Kansas and county government of Wyandotte into a single unified government, combining many duplicative public departments. Voters at the time largely decided the municipal government harbored widespread corruption and patronage, and that consolidation with the better run county offered a path toward better public services and increased government transparency.
Local government In 1997 residents voted to consolidate the municipal government of Kansas City Kansas and county government of Wyandotte into a single unified government combining many duplicative public departments Voters at the time largely decided the municipal government harbored widespread corruption and patronage and that consolidation with the better run county offered a path toward better public services and increased government transparency