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By The Examiner staff Blue Springs voters will finally decide April 6 if they want to change the city’s status from a fourth-class city to a charter form of government. The Chamber of Commerce has worked diligently for two years to place the issue before voters, be cause it would mean bringing more power to the people, said Chamber President Robin Dawson. “Right now a fourth class city is wholly governed by state sta tutes, and this brings it all back to Blue Springs,’ Dawson said. A charter government would permit the city to limit alder manic and mayoral terms, imple ment transportation taxes and charge a bed tax to travelers, things a fourth class city is unable to do. The only thing the charter Please see CHARTER, Page 7A
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Independence Examiner
Independence, Missouri, US
Sat, Feb 06, 1993
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