Security improvements top of mind for new ownership ahead of Plaza Art Fair [Video]

PRIORITY ON THE PLAZA AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND’S BIG PLAZA ART FAIR. THE NEW OWNERS TOOK OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. KMBC NINE TERISA WHITE SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES YOU WILL SEE THIS WEEKEND. TERISA. YEAH, WELL, MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS MET WITH THE NEW OWNERS OF THE PLAZA. HE SAID THAT HE’S HOPEFUL FOR THE NEW CHANGES. HE’S ACTUALLY NOT EVEN CONCERNED ABOUT CRIME. THIS WEEKEND, AND THAT THE NEW PLAZA OWNERSHIP HAS THINGS COVERED. TODAY, MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS MET WITH THE NEW OWNERS TO DISCUSS THE PROGRESS AND FUTURE PLANS FOR THE PLAZA. IN THAT MEETING, SAFETY WAS DISCUSSED AS CRIME IS STILL A CONCERN FOR SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ON THE PLAZA. HOWEVER, SOME BUSINESSES LIKE VINCA JEWELRY SAY THEY HAVE ALREADY SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT. I THINK PROACTIVELY TRY TO SAY IN THEIR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, THEY’LL MAKE SURE THERE’S ADEQUATE SECURITY, ADEQUATE LIGHTING, DOING …