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$30M Joplin Memorial Hall ballot initiative fails

The future of Joplinโs Memorial Hall looks bleak.
Voters on Tuesday REJECTED a ballot measure that would have authorized up to $30 million worth of bonds to reconstruct, renovate, expand, and improve the 97-year-old war memorial.
The initiative got 2,124 โYESโ votes, compared to 2,586 โNOโ votes.
It needed 57.14% of the vote but only received 45.09%.
It is unclear what will be done with Memorial Hall, which has not been in use since June of 2020, when a partial roof collapse closed the building to the public.