Fountain Day is back on in the City of Fountains
While it s back on, Fountain Day will not be as grand as in the past. Share Updated: 12:57 PM CDT May 4, 2021
While it s back on, Fountain Day will not be as grand as in the past. Share Updated: 12:57 PM CDT May 4, 2021
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Show Transcript KMBC 9’S MATT EVANS EXPLAINS WHY. KANSAS CITY CELEBRATED FOUNTAIN DAY TODAY. USUALLY, THE CITY TURNS ON ALL 48 ACCOUNTANTS FOUNTAINS ACROSS KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. NOT ALL OF THEM ARE ON RIGHT NOW. IT IS MORE FOUNTAINS THAN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON TODAY. IN THEIR BUDGET, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE 12 ONLY BE ABLE TO OPERATE SEVEN FOUNTAINS. THEY DID REQUEST MONEY FROM THE CITY’S SHARE OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. HE REQUESTED $6 MILLION. THEY REQUESTED $6 MILLION. 40 FOUNTAINS IN ALL WILL BE OPERATING TODAY. THE CITY COUNCIL EXPECTED TO APPROVE THOSE FUNDS FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AS SOON THEIR MEETING THI