Carol Marinovich is an American politician in
Kansas. She was the first woman to sit on the
city council of
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the ...
when she was elected in 1989. She was then the first woman elected as
Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
The mayor of Kansas City, Kansas is the highest official of the city government. In 1997, voters approved the consolidated city-county, consolidation of the Kansas City, Kansas government with that of Wyandotte County, Kansas, Wyandotte County. ...
in 1995.
Personal life
Carol Marinovich graduated from the
University of Kansas in 1982 with a master’s degree in education.
City council
Marinovich was elected to the city council of Kansas City, Kansas in 1989, the first woman chosen for the position.
During her time as a councilwoman, she focused on cracking down on the city's adult entertainment establishments, discouraged the conversion of historic homes, and found a developer for the housing complex, Palo Vista.
Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
Marinovich was elected as Mayor of Kansas City in 1995, during a time of decline in the city.
In 1997, voters approved a proposition to unify the city and county governments, creating a
consolidated city-county
In United States local government, a consolidated city-county is formed when one or more cities and their surrounding county ( parish in Louisiana, borough in Alaska) merge into one unified jurisdiction. As such it has the governmental powers o ...
known as the "United Government." In unifying the governments, Marinovich became Mayor/CEO of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
Much of her effort involved the creation and development of the area's tourism district,
Village West Village West is a $1.2 billion retail, dining and entertainment development that opened in 2002 in Kansas City, Kansas. It is located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435 ( from Downtown KCK). Village West is the most popular tourist dest ...
, including her involvement in the development of the
Kansas Speedway.
In 2005, Marinovich received the 2005 Outstanding Kansas Citizen award.
Post-mayoral life
Marinovich continues to be actively engaged in her community.
References
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Living people
Mayors of places in Kansas
University of Kansas alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)