The City of Kansas City, Missouri, Neighborhoods and Housing Services Department will host its second 2014 quarterly Neighborhood Leaders Roundtable at the Southeast Community Center, 4201 E. 63rd St., on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 6-7:30 p.m. Free parking is available.
The purpose of the meeting is to:
- Provide a forum that encourages collaboration and the sharing of ideas
- Improve neighborhood livability
- Enhance public awareness of existing City services and programs
- Offer neighborhood leaders an opportunity to talk with City staff
The meeting will include presentations from the Neighborhoods and Housing Services Department on Land Bank properties and the receivership program, plus a presentation from Legal Aid of Western Missouri on how neighborhood associations can sue negligent homeowners of vacant and blighted properties.
Residents with additional questions may contact Tiffany Drummer, Neighborhoods and Housing Services, at 816-513-4504.
Any person with a disability who desires reasonable accommodation to attend this meeting may contact the City's 311 Call Center at 311 or 816-513-1313, or for TTY, 816-513-1889, or by email at actioncenter@kcmo.org.
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, invites residents to take advantage of a three-day sales tax holiday from Friday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 3. During this time, shoppers who purchase certain items of clothing, shoes, school supplies and computers in Kansas City, Missouri, stores will not have to pay any sales tax.To help reduce costs for families getting ready for the new school year, the following retail purchases will be exempt from respective sales taxes during the 2014 Back to School Sales Tax Holiday:- Articles of clothing, shoes and cloth or other materials used to make school uniforms or other school clothing with a taxable value of $100 or less.- School supplies not to exceed $50 per purchase. School supplies include any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, such as textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, backpacks, handheld calculators, chalk, maps and globes.- Personal computers with taxable value of $3,500 or less- Computer software items with taxable value of $350 or less- Computer peripheral devices not to exceed $3,500Some items will not be exempt from sales tax. These include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands, belt buckles, radios, CD players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable or desktop phones, copiers or other office equipment, and furniture and fixtures for homes, apartments, dorms or other residences.For more information about the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday, visit http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/business/sales/taxholiday/. Click on Back To School Sales Tax Holiday.
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, advises motorists that the Hospital Hill 5K, 10K and Half Marathon will temporarily affect traffic in the Crown Center area on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
The Hospital Hill 5K takes place Friday, June 6 and will temporarily close the following streets from about 6:45-8:30 p.m.:
- Grand Boulevard, between Pershing Road and 26th Street (4:30 p.m. Friday. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday)
- Pershing Road, between McGee Street and Gillham Road
- Gillham Road, between Pershing Road and 29th Street
- 29th Street, between Gillham Road and the Paseo
- The Paseo, between 29th Street and 27th Street
- 27th Street, between The Paseo and Holmes Road
- Holmes Road, between 27th Street and 25th Street
- 25th Street, between Holmes Road and Pershing Road
- Pershing Road, between 25th Street and Grand Boulevard
The Hospital Hill 10K and Half Marathon takes place Saturday, June 7 from about 6:30-11:30 a.m. and will temporarily close the following streets:
- Grand Boulevard, between Pershing Road and 26th Street (4:30 p.m. Friday. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday)
- Grand Boulevard, between Pershing Road and Truman Road (3-9 a.m.)
- Truman Road, between Grand Boulevard and Oak Street (6:45-8:15 a.m.)
- Oak Street (turns into Gillham Road), between Truman Road and 45th Street (6:45-8:45 a.m.)
- 39th Street, between Gillham Road and Broadway Street (7-10 a.m.)
- 45th Street, between West Gillham Road and Rockhill Road (6:45-8:45 a.m.)
- Rockhill Road (south), between 45th Street and Meyer Boulevard (6:45-9:30 a.m.)
- Meyer Boulevard (west), between Rockhill Road and Brookside Boulevard (7-9:30 a.m.)
- Brookside Boulevard (north), between Meyer Boulevard and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard (7-10 a.m.)
- Main Street (south), between 62nd Street and 61st Street (7-10 a.m.)
- 61st Street, between Main Street and Brookside Boulevard (7-10 a.m.)
- Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, between Brookside Boulevard and JC Nichols Parkway (7-10 a.m.)
- JC Nichols Parkway, which turns into Broadway Boulevard (north), between Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and 31st Street (7-10:45 a.m.)
- 31st Street, between Broadway Boulevard and Wyandotte Street (7-11 a.m.)
- Wyandotte Street, between 31st Street and Memorial Drive (7-11 a.m.)
- Memorial Drive, between Wyandotte Street and Main Street (7-11 a.m.)
- Main Street, between Memorial Drive and 27th Street (7-11 a.m.)
- 27th Street, between Main Street and Grand Boulevard (7-11 a.m.)
Please note, police are prepared to allow motorists to cross the routes when they deem it safe for race participants. Please observe caution and obey all posted detours, barricades and no parking signs.
As a service to our residents, the City sends occasional notices about temporary road closures due to outdoor races to help residents better plan their weekends and avoid inconvenient road closures or delays.
For more information, please visit www.kcraceday.org or www.hospitalhillrun.com.
City of Kansas City, Missouri, residents may safely and sustainably recycle their household hazardous waste, unwanted confidential documents, old electronics and leaves and brush at two ABOPT (Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil, Paint and Tire) collection events:
• Saturday, June 7, 8 a.m.-noon at the Mohart Multipurpose Center, 3200 Wayne Ave.
• Saturday, June 14, 8 a.m.-noon at Winnetonka High School parking lot, 5815 N.E. 48th St.
City staff will be on hand to collect and safely dispose of antifreeze; car and household batteries; oil (automotive, cooking, heating, etc.); paint; paint-related chemicals, such as strippers, thinners and varnishes; and tires.
Proshred will be on-site for disposing of unwanted confidential documents (no need to remove staples, paper clips or small binder clips, but documents must be removed from three-ring binders) and Vintage Tech Recyclers will accept old electronics (Bridging The Gap suggests a tax-deductible cash donation ranging from $5 per car to $25 per wooden console or DLP TV).
A leaf and brush dumpster will be onsite for leaves, yard waste, brush and tree trimmings. All items must be in paper bags, not plastic.
Proof of residency is required for dropping off tires, leaves and brush—these categories are limited to Kansas City, Missouri, residents. Space also is limited to the first several hundred vehicles that arrive.
This event is sponsored by the City and Heartland Community Connection in partnership with the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, Blue Hills Community Services, Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City, Bridging the Gap, Keep Kansas City Beautiful, Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission, Green Impact Zone and Kansas City Police Department.
Another ABOPT collection event will be held in September. Meanwhile, residents may drop off household hazardous waste year-round at the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 4707 Deramus Ave. This facility is open Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments are not required.
To learn more about the City's household hazardous waste, recycling, tire and leaf/brush drop-off sites, please visit www.kcwaterservices.org/household-hazardous-waste/.
Save money: recycle more! City offers unlimited recycling pickup.
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, Public Works Department advises residents that the cost for excess trash tags will increase from $2 to $2.50, effective June 1. Trash tags purchased prior to June 1 will still be valid, and only one is needed per excess trash tag.
Originally announced as part of the City's budget process in early spring, the rate change helps offset the cost of excess trash collection. The City currently spends between $3.50 and $5 to dispose of every excess bag it collects.
The City requires an excess trash tag be placed on each trash bag exceeding the City's two bag limit. The City will continue to provide unlimited free curbside recycling and encourages residents to recycle more frequently to reduce the amount of trash placed on their curb.
Items you can recycle curbside:
- Office paper, junk mail, newspapers (without plastic rain bag), phone books, catalogs and magazines
- Manila folders
- Advertising inserts
- Brochures
- Corrugated cardboard
- Carrier stock (cardboard soft drink and beer cartons)
- Chipboard (cereal and shoe boxes)
- Paper/hardback books
- Plastic bottles with a neck #1 and #2 (look for the number inside the chasing arrow symbol), such as water and soda bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottles. Lids may be recycled, too.
- Plastic containers #3 thru #7 (look for the number inside the chasing arrow symbol), such as yogurt and margarine/butter tub containers
- Cardboard egg cartons
- Pizza boxes (No food)
- Shredded paper (in paper bags)
- Drink cartons
- Aluminum cans and other metal cans
- Clamshells (Deli or salad bar containers)
- Aseptic containers (milk, juice and vegetable cartons)
Items you cannot recycle curbside:
- Glass
- Plastic bags
- Styrofoam, including Styrofoam egg cartons
- Motor oil bottles and other automotive product bottles
- Containers for household hazardous material
- Paper towels, tissues or napkins, plates or cups
- Gift wrap
- Photographs, blueprints and hanging file folders
- Bags that contained pet food, fertilizer, charcoal or kitty litter
- Metal pots
Residents may recycle glass at the City's recycling drop-off centers or at Ripple Glass locations. Learn more at http://kcmo.gov/publicworks/recycling-drop-off-centers/ and www.rippleglass.com.
Household hazardous waste may be disposed of at the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 4707 Deramus Ave. Learn more athttps://www.kcwaterservices.org/household-hazardous-waste/.
Many grocery stores provide recycling bins that residents may use to recycle plastic bags.
Excess trash tags are available at participating Westlake Ace Hardware and Price Chopper stores.
For more information about excess trash tags, or the City's trash and recycling services, visit http://kcmo.gov/publicworks/trash or call the 311 Call Center at 311 or 816-513-1313.
Keep your pets safe with a pet license and microchip.Pets are members of your family, and losing one can be a frightening experience. A new program that posts photos of found pets within 24 hours and even gives licensed pets a free ride home is offered by the KC Pet Project in partnership with the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Residents who lose a pet can go to http://kcpetproject.org/lost-pets/ to fill out a lost pet report and view the list of found pets at KC Pet Project, located at 4400 Raytown Road.Of course, it's easier to be reunited with a pet that has proper identification. Residents can take advantage of a package deal that provides a rabies vaccination and tag, a City pet license and a microchip — all for $30. The deal is a joint initiative called Project T.L.C. offered by the City and the local nonprofit Spay & Neuter Kansas City, which runs a low cost spay/neuter clinic at 1116 E. 59th St. (see http://snkc.net/spay-neuter-information/calendar/for hours of operation).The KC Pet Project, operating the City's animal shelter, receives more than 9,000 lost or abandoned animals each year. Many of these animals are owned pets, but do not have a City license, rabies tag or microchip to help identify their owner. In addition to the Spay & Neuter organization, the shelter can microchip pets for $25 each, and sell one-year pet licenses (including tags) for $12 and three-year pet licenses (including tags) for $29. Or, you may license your pet online at www.petdata.com. Many veterinarians also sell pet licenses, tags and microchips.All funds generated from City pet license sales support improved care and treatment of animals at KC Pet Project. Licensed pets may receive discounted fees if taken to the shelter, and are not ticketed if caught running at large.
In observance of Memorial Day, trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day next week, and City of Kansas City, Missouri, offices will be closed Monday, May 26. The 311 Call Center, a division of the City Manager's Office, also will be closed for the holiday.
Residents who usually have Monday trash collection will receive this service Tuesday, May 27. Residents who usually have Friday trash collection will receive this service Saturday, May 31.
For more information about solid waste collection services, visit www.kcmo.gov/trash or call the 311 Call Center at 311 or 816-513-1313.
