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A
Hello,
everyone
I'm
Chris
Fernandez,
and
this
is
the
weekly
report,
your
look
at
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas,
City
Missouri.
Of
course,
baseball
fever
continues
in
Kansas
City
as
our
favorite
voice
and
blue
battle
it
out
once
again
in
the
fall
classic,
you
may
have
noticed
some
cool
blue
baseball
inspired
banners
as
you
drive
through
downtown.
The
city
has
installed
these
banners
with
the
KC
moniker.
As
a
tribute
to
our
team,
you
can
show
your
KC
pride
with
your
own
replica
banner
for
just
$25.
Just
visit
KCMO
gov
/
store
for
sales
information.
A
Part
of
the
proceeds
will
also
benefit
the
city
of
fountains
Foundation,
which
helps
maintain
the
city's
iconic
fountains
want
to
show
off
your
blue
pride
and
win
one
of
those
cool
new
banners
enter
our.
How
blue
are
you
contest,
submit
a
photo
or
video
on
twitter,
facebook
or
instagram
and
hashtag
it
kc?
A
True,
blue
winning
entries
will
creatively
combine
Kansas,
City
and
Royals
prides
so
decorate
your
yard
house,
driveway
neighborhood
school
business
or
even
your
pet
entries
will
be
accepted
all
through
the
World
Series
Kansas
City
Missouri
is
one
of
eight
winners
of
the
2015
Robert
Wood
Johnson
Foundation
culture
of
health
prize
Kansas
City
as
a
community,
will
receive
a
cash
prize
of
$25,000.
The
city's
been
recognized
for
rallying
community
partners
around
a
shared
vision
of
health,
including
the
health
department's
aim
for
peace
initiative
that
uses
health
workers
to
hit
the
streets
and
to
interrupt
violence.
A
B
Hi
I'm
Heidi
downer,
with
Kansas
City,
Parks
and
Recreation
the
year
is
winding
down,
but
there's
no
shortage
of
things
to
do.
Mark
your
calendars
and
bring
your
friends
and
family
out
to
enjoy
our
KC
parks
facilities
and
events.
The
2015
big
12
women's
soccer
championship
returns
to
swope
soccer
village
on
November,
46
and
eight.
The
tournament
features
the
big
12
top
eight
teams
competing
for
the
conference's
postseason
title
and
an
automatic
bid
to
the
NCAA
division.
1
women's
soccer
championship.
B
The
championship
package
with
tickets
to
all
games
is
only
fifteen
dollars
purchased
today
at
fig
12
sports
com
celebrate
veterans
day
on
Wednesday
November
11th
at
the
National
World
War
1
museum
at
Liberty
Memorial,
a
public
ceremony
at
10am
features
local
dignitaries
and
a
keynote
address
from
army
University
Provost
Brigadier
General,
John
s,
kem
a
walk
of
Honor
brick
dedication
ceremony
follows
at
1pm
and
here's
a
bonus.
The
museum
is
free
and
open
to
the
public.
B
The
entire
day
for
more
information
visit,
V
World
War
org
knock
down
the
most
pins
and
take
home
at
Thanksgiving
turkey.
At
turkey
bowling
on
ice
from
two
to
four
p.m.
on
saturday
november,
the
14
frozen
turkeys
replace
bowling
balls
at
this
fun
family
event.
At
the
line,
creek
community
center
5940
northwest
waukomis
drive,
Kris,
Kringle
and
canines
take
place
on
Saturday
November
21st
from
1
to
3
p.m.
at
the
wagon
trail
dog
park
in
North
Kansas
City.
A
The
city
recently
hosted
three
citizen
work
sessions
for
residents
to
learn
more
about
the
city
budget
and
to
provide
input
on
how
city
funds
should
be
allocated
after
presentations
about
city
departments.
Residents
took
their
shot
at
creating
a
city
budget.
Citizens
then
face
the
camera
to
provide
personal
testimony
that
city
council
members
will
see
later
as
they
work
to
develop
the
annual
city
budget.
Good.
C
Morning
my
name
is
Carol
thomas
and
I
am
from
the
monarch
manner
neighborhood
at
the
site
of
the
historic
municipal
stadium.
First
of
all,
I'm
sure
all
the
citizens
of
the
city
are
concerned
about
the
murder
and
crime
rate,
and
I
would
like
to
express
that
we
have
plenty
of
security
from
the
police
of
our
neighborhoods
hi.
D
E
My
name
is
to
Keisha
for
I
love
within
the
window
when
the
Phillips
neighborhood
area
is
located
within
the
third
District
and
I
believe
one
of
the
most
prioritize
investments
should
be
within
our
3rd
district
youth,
their
education.
We
have
so
many
homeless
used
that
are
sleeping
within
the
park.
Snagging
education
and
falling
by
the
wayside.
I'm.
F
G
So
my
name
is
Brian
stalder
I'm
from
the
Indian
Mound,
Neighborhood,
Association
and
I
think
that
crime,
prevention
and
crime
intervention
is
our
top
priority,
because
we
can
spend
a
lot
of
money,
bringing
people
to
the
city
and
letting
them
know
how
cool
Kansas
City
is.
But
if
people
don't
feel
safe
here
or
if
we
get
a
bad
reputation
for
crime,
people
aren't
going
to
want
to
stay
hi.
I
J
K
You
well
I'm
Troy,
Schulte
city
manager,
for
Kansas,
City,
Missouri
and,
on
behalf
of
the
city
I'd
like
to
thank
you
all
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
busy
schedules
to
participate
in
our
citizen
budget
workshops.
These
processes,
these
your
ideas,
your
suggestions,
your
willingness
to
go
on
camera
and
tell
us
how
we
can
make
this
city
better
are
vitally
important
as
we
build
the
city
of
tomorrow.
K
K
L
The
final
phases
of
construction
are
under
way
for
the
new
East
patrol
division
stationed
in
crime,
lab
of
the
Kansas
City
Missouri
Police
Department.
We
already
gave
you
a
sneak
peek
of
the
patrol
station.
Now
we're
going
to
take
you
on
a
walkthrough
of
the
new
crime
lab
KC
pd's
crime
lab
will
have
a
state-of-the-art
facility
on
the
Leon
Mercer
Jordan
campus
being
built
at
27th
and
prospect
inside
the
building.
Workers
are
putting
up
drywall
and
running
wiring,
because
the
construction
is
governed
by
HUD,
section
3
guidelines.
L
M
M
Security
for
all
of
the
doors
out
here
that
don't
have
card
access,
and
my
main
responsibility
right
now
is
to
pull
the
wire
to
get
it
to
where
it's
supposed
to
be
wait
for
everything
else
to
get
finished
up
and
then
we'll
take
our
our
wires
into
all
of
the
woodwork
and
things
that
are
going
to
be
put
in
place.
The.
L
Current
crime
lab
is
housed
in
a
former
pharmaceutical
research
lab
at
66
in
truths
and
doesn't
meet
the
needs
of
the
department.
The
problem
is
that
there
is
not
enough
space
and
it
was
not
built
to
be
a
crime
lab.
There
are
ventilation,
problems,
security
issues
and
problems
with
a
sprinkler
system
in
case
of
fire.
The
new
building
will
measure
more
than
57,000
square
feet
and
will
include
a
separate
section
for
DNA
firearms
testing,
chemistry,
biology
and
fingerprinting.
L
The
new
crime
lab
will
be
better
located
to
collect
crime
scene
evidence
and
is
in
closer
proximity
to
the
courts,
saving
time
and
money
for
the
department.
Other
benefits
are
the
sites
close
proximity
to
71
highway
and
how
accessible
the
site
is
to
people
traveling
by
foot,
bike,
car
or
bus,
shared
utilities
and
services
lowers
project
construction
and
maintenance
costs.
At
the
same
time,
security
improves
in
the
surrounding
area
by
more
police
presence.
K.
Cpd's
goal
is
to
build
a
campus
that
works
well
with
the
surrounding
neighborhood,
both
visually
and
in
a
practical
sense.
A
The
city
has
published
the
fall
edition
of
kc
more
our
semiannual
magazine.
This
issue
features
articles
about
Casey's,
innovative
stoplight
program
updates
on
the
streetcar
and
the
land
bank
program.
Additional
copies
are
available
at
community
centers
and
libraries
for
a
complete
list
of
where
you
can
get
your
copy
visit,
KCMO
gov,
/,
Casey
more.
You
may
also
contact
the
311
center
to
request
a
copy
in
the
mail.
The
cities
fall,
curbside
leaf
and
brush.
Pickup
continues
with
pickup
for
residents
in
the
south
zone,
beginning
November.
A
Second
central
zone
pickup
begins
the
week
of
November,
16th
residents
may
leave
up
to
20
bags
or
bundles
of
leaves
and
brush
on
their
curb
on
their
regular
trash
pick-up
day
for
more
information
about
the
leaf
and
brush
pickup
schedule,
visit,
KCMO,
galvin,
search
for
leaf
and
brush
to
view
this
program
again
or
any
other
channel.
2
videos
go
to
KCMO,
gov
and
search
channel
to
this
page
has
a
link
to
our
YouTube
channel,
as
well
as
a
channel
to
program
I.
That
does
it.
For
this
edition
of
the
weekly
report.