Kansas City City Councilman Ed Ford
Come and check out the monthly meeting at Northland Neighborhood, Inc (3015 NE Vivion Rd Kansas City, MO 64119) with an open forum where you can sit and talk with KCMO Councilpeople.
This month the meeting will be held on September 28th from 6-7pm.
KCMO Parks and Recreation staff will be conducting public hearings regarding potential locations for Off-Leash Dog Parks in Kansas City, MO.
For a list of all dog parks public hearings click here
Northland Neighborhood Inc creates a list of communities that are having neighborhood garage sales. Coming up:
September 12
New Mark (First Pool) & surrounding subdivisions
New Mark Drive & N Oak
8:00a.m.
Saturday Only
September 18 & 19
Maple Woods Estates Neighborhood & Maple Park Place
78th & North Park
8:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Friday & Saturday
October 10
South Oakwood Neighborhood
55th & N Oak
8:00a.m.
Saturday Only
October 17
Grace Baptist Church Craft/Vender Sale
3101 NE Vivion Road
9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.
Saturday Only
If your community is planning a garage sale and you would like it mass emailed to the community or posted on NNI’s website please contact: Janet Shaffer at 454-2000 or jshaffer@nni.org
Or if you’d like to hear more about garage sales go to http://www.nni.org/
Come meet your councilperson Ed Ford
on August 24th from 6-7pm at
(3015 NE Vivion Rd Kansas City, MO 64119).
Trails KC got a boost Thursday with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to complete the remaining segment of the Indian Creek Greenway Trail.
The Trails KC Plan builds upon previous regional and city planning initiatives to develop a much-needed comprehensive citywide bike trails plan.
The Sales Tax Holiday will be available Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9, in select cities and counties across Missouri. Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items are exempt from sales tax for this time period only.
Click on the links below for a list of cities and counties that have chosen not to participate in this year’s program.
The sales tax exemption is limited to:
“Clothing” – any article of wearing apparel, including footwear, intended to be worn on or about the human body. The term shall include but not be limited to cloth and other material used to make school uniforms or other school clothing. Items normally sold in pairs shall not be separated to qualify for the exemption. The term shall not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands, or belt buckles.
“School supplies” – any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, including but not limited to, textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, backpacks, handheld calculators, chalk, maps, and globes. The term shall not include watches, radios, CD players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable or desktop telephones, copiers or other office equipment, furniture, or fixtures. School supplies shall also include computer software having a taxable value of three hundred fifty dollars or less.
“Personal computers” – a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit, random access memory, a storage drive, a display monitor, and a keyboard and devices designed for use in conjunction with a personal computer, such as a disk drive, memory module, compact disk drive, daughter board, digitalizer, microphone, modem, motherboard, mouse, multimedia speaker, printer, scanner, single-user hardware, single-user operating system, soundcard, or video card.
(Above info from Convention and Visitors website)
Recently, many people have emailed City Council concerning the council’s actions regarding SOAP and SODA, a program that would prohibit those convicted of crimes related to prostitution or drugs in the Northeast from being in the area. In May the council passed a resolution supporting the Northeast Neighborhoods, the Municipal Court, the City Prosecutor, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and the Northeast Chamber of Commerce in their efforts to create the program.
Now’s your chance to publicly voice your opinion on the issue Tuesday at 3pm during a meeting to address crime in the Northeast. The meeting will be held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 318 Benton Blvd.
Read the Resolution – 090304
The Bannister Road Kansas City Plant was recently selected as a possible storage site for elemental mercury generated within the US. This came as a great surprise to the City Council who only learned about this news recently through the press.
In a resolution passed Thursday, the council voiced their opposition to the use of the plant for the storage of such harmful materials. Council contends there might be more appropriate locations not situated smack dab in the middle of urban areas. The U.S. Department of Energy proposed several locations for the facility including some places that genuinely want the facility.
Read the Resolution – 090587
Read what Mike Hendricks of the Kansas City Star has to say about the issue.
With summer comes BBQ, lazy afternoons, and best of all – road construction! I was doing a little exploring on the MODOT website and found some really great resources. 
You can see a larger version and a key to this map, detailing construction projects and their purpose. There is also a map showing where to expect delays, where work zones are, and other info. You can read about the role of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on roads in your county.
The MODOT site for Kansas City is a really helpful resource if you are curious about road construction in your area!
It has been pretty hot the last few days, and its important for everyone in Kansas City to stay cool and safe! Here is a list of cooling centers by county, feel free to stop on by!
Clay County
Kansas City:
Salvation Army Northland (816) 452-5663
4300 NE Parvin Road, Kansas City, MO 64117
M-SU 8am-5pm Cold drinks and snacks available.
Jackson County
Independence:
Salvation Army Independence (816) 252-3200
14700 E. Truman Road, Independence, MO 64050
M-SU 8am-5pm Cold drinks and snacks available.
Lee’s Summit:
The Lee’s Summit VFW Post 5789 Phone: (816) 816-525-5789
329 SE Douglas, LS,MO 64063
M-Su 11am – 9pm
Have restrooms and kitchen, will be serving lunch
Kansas City:
Hillcrest Community Center Phone: (816) 784-7000
10401 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City, MO 64134
M-TH 7am-9pm; FR 7am-6pm; SA 9am-6pm
HAVE SHOWERS, ICE MACHINE, AND COMPUTERS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE
Salvation Army Bellefontaine (816) 483-8484
3013 E. 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64124
M-SU 8am-5pm Cold drinks and snacks available.
Salvation Army Westport (816) 753-6040
500 W. 39th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
M-SU 8am-5pm Cold drinks and snacks available.
Platte County
Kansas City:
Line Creek Community Center (816) 513-0760
5940 N.W. Waukomis Drive, Kansas City, MO 64151
M-F 7am-10pm; SA 7am-6pm; SU 12:30pm-9:30pm
To download the entire list of cooling centers in the Kansas City area, click here -COOLING CENTERS
