Leaf and brush pickup for our neighborhood will be next Monday, October 28th as well as Monday, December 9th. Have your bags and bundles (up to 20) on the curb by 7:00am.
Please follow the collection rules:
- Sacks and bundles must not weigh more than 40 pounds each.
- Use only paper lawn debris sacks. No plastic bags.
- If you seal sacks, use masking tape only; do not use plastic or duct tape.
- No grass clippings. No trash.
- All branches must be bundled. Branches must not be more than 3 inches in diameter.
- Bundles of branches must not be more than 2 feet in diameter and not more than 4 feet long.
- Use twine or jute rope to tie bundles; do not use wire or plastic tape.
- If wet weather is forecast, cover sacks/bundles with clear plastic.
Residents may also use the City's three leaf and brush drop-off sites, which are located at 11660 N. Main St., 1815 N. Chouteau Trafficway and 10301 Raytown Road. All three leaf and brush drop-off sites are open and free for residents to use on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition, residents may drop off leaf and brush at the Chouteau and Cookingham sites on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a small fee.
In addition to dropping off leaves and brush, residents may also pick up mulch at the drop-off sites. Residents may pick up first ground mulch for free at any of the sites, or they may purchase natural darkwood, red and brown mulch and natural compost from the Chouteau and Cookingham sites for a discounted fee.
For more information about the curbside leaf and brush collections, please visit https://www.kcwaterservices.org/leaf-brush/. For more information about trash, recycling and solid waste collections, visit www.kcmo.org/trash or call the 311 Call Center at 816-513-1313 or 311.
The City of Kansas City, Mo., is advising motorists that many streets will be temporarily closed on Saturday, Oct. 19 from about 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to accommodate the Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon.
As the marathon progresses, the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department will close and re-open streets as necessary. Motorists seeking cross-town, north-to-south routes on the west side of the marathon are advised to use Broadway Boulevard, Southwest Trafficway or I-35. Motorists seeking cross-town, north-to-south routes on the east side are advised to take Bruce R. Watkins Drive (U.S. Highway 71).
Starting at Grand Boulevard and Pershing Road, the marathon route is as follows: north on Grand Boulevard, west on 12th Street; south on Baltimore Avenue; east on 20th Street; south on Main Street; west on Pershing Road; south on Kessler Road; loop around the Liberty Memorial Mall; south on Wyandotte Street; east on 31st Street; south on Main Street; southwest on Westport Road; south on Roanoke Parkway; east on 47th Street; south on the Paseo Boulevard; west on Volker Boulevard; north on Brookside Boulevard; west on Ward Parkway to just east of the state line; east on Ward Parkway; southwest on Sunset Drive; east on 54th Street; north on Belleview Avenue; east on 52nd Terrace; south on Summit Street; west on 58th Terrace; north on Belleview Avenue; northwest on 57th Terrace; south on Ward Parkway; east on 75th Street; north on Wornall Road; west on Meyer Boulevard; northeast on Brookside Boulevard; east on Volker Boulevard; north on Paseo Boulevard; west on Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard; north on Troost Avenue; west on Brush Creek Boulevard; north on Harrison Street; northwest on Gillham Road; northeast on Harrison Parkway; north on Harrison Boulevard; east on Armour Boulevard; north on The Paseo; west on 18th Street; and south on McGee Street to finish at Pershing Road.
In addition, Grand Boulevard from 11th to 12th streets; 11th Street from Grand Boulevard to Oak Street; and Oak Street from 11th to 18th streets also will be closed to accommodate the event's 5K route.
For more information about this race, please visit www.kcmarathon.org.
Please observe caution and obey all posted detours and barricades.
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The Southmoreland Neighborhood Association will be meeting tonight, Monday, October 14th at 7:00pm at All Souls' Unitarian Universalist Church. Hope you can join us!
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Committee Reports – As needed
a. Treasurer
b. Safety
c. Planning & Development
d. Program/Events
e. Newsletter/Website/Blog/Facebook
f. Neighborhood Culture & Preservation
g. Membership
4. Old business
5. New Business
6. Adjournment
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