The Star’s recommendations for Tuesday’s elections
Voters across the Kansas City metropolitan area on Tuesday will make final decisions on a number of city and school district-related elections.
Also, Kansas City voters will decide which candidates for city offices will advance to the June 23 general election.
Polls are from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Missouri and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Kansas.
The Star’s editorials regarding selected contested elections can be found here.
Here is a summary of The Star’s recommendations:
MISSOURI
KANSAS CITY COUNCIL
Mayor: Sylvester “Sly” James
1st District at-large: Scott Wagner
1st District: Dick Davis
2nd District at-large: Teresa Loar or Jay Hodges
2nd District: Dan Fowler
3rd District at-large: Quinton D. Lucas
3rd District: Jermaine Reed, Jamekia Kendrix or Bryan Dial
4th District at-large: Jim Glover
4th District: Jolie Justus
5th District at-large: Lee Barnes
5th District: Alissia Canady
6th District: Kevin McManus
QUESTION NO. 1: Shall Kansas City sell a vacant piece of park property generally at 534 Highland Ave.? — YES
QUESTION NO. 2: Shall Kansas City impose an annual fee of $1,000 on payday loan businesses to regulate and inspect them? — YES
HICKMAN MILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
School board: Loran Coleman and Eric Lowe
INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT
QUESTION: Shall the district be authorized to increase the operating tax levy by .24 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to fund capital improvements to district facilities and reduce the student-teacher ratio? — YES
LEE’S SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT
QUESTION: Shall the district borrow $40 million to acquire and equip a new building to be used for Summit Technology Academy and the Missouri Innovation Campus, and for improving existing district facilities, with no increase to the debt service levy? — YES
School board: Julie Doane and Adam Rutherford
NORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School board: Jeffrey “Chip” Luerding, Jay Wilson and Victor S. Hurlbert
PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT
School board: Matt Pepper and Lathem A. Scott
KANSAS
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Trustees, at-large: Greg Musil, David A. Lindstrom and Nancy L. Ingram
OVERLAND PARK CITY COUNCIL
Ward 3: David W. White
Ward 6: Rick Collins
OLATHE CITY COUNCIL
Mayor: Michael Copeland
Ward 1: Larry L. Campbell
Ward 2: Jim Randall
At-large: John W. Bacon
BLUE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School board: Pam Robinson and Cindy Bowling
OLATHE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School board: LeEtta Felter and Joe Beveridge
SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT
School board: Sara D. Goodburn and Brad Stratton
UNIFIED COMMISSION OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY AND KANSAS CITY, KAN.
District 1: Melissa Brune Bynum
District 4: Harold Johnson
KANSAS CITY, KAN., COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Board of Trustees: Ray Daniels, Donald Ash, Mary Ann Flunder and Clyde A. Townsend
This story was originally published April 6, 2015 at 4:26 PM with the headline "The Star’s recommendations for Tuesday’s elections."