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Have
you
filled
out
your
census?
Yet
the
results
of
the
census
are
used
to
determine
the
distribution
of
hundreds
of
billions
of
dollars
in
federal
and
state
funds,
and
we
need
your
help
to
make
sure
kansas
city
gets
its
fair
share
if
you
haven't
filled
out
your
census.
Yet
please
go
to
our
website
at
kcmo.gov
census,
for
more
information.
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B
Here
are
a
few
tips.
Please
never
ever
leave
your
dog
inside
of
a
vehicle
even
parked
in
the
shade,
with
the
windows,
cracked,
it
can
become
too
hot
for
the
dog
inside.
Please
leave
your
dogs
at
home.
Make
sure
your
dog
has
continual
access
to
clean,
fresh
water.
A
spill
proof
bowl
is
a
great
idea
and
make
sure
to
change
it
daily.
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B
Try
to
walk
your
dog
during
the
cooler
hours
of
the
day
and
avoid
walking
on
hot
surfaces
like
asphalt.
That
could
burn
the
dog's
feet
summer
is
the
time
for
fleas,
ticks
and
mosquitoes
so
give
your
pet
medication
to
prevent
fleas,
ticks
and
heartworm
check
with
your
veterinarian
to
determine
which
product
is
best
for
you.
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C
C
C
D
D
You
might
have
received
a
postcard
from
the
official
name
of
the
project
blue
river,
south
areas,
4
and
5
inflow
and
infiltration
reduction
project
phase
2..
This
means
kc
water
will
be
rehabilitating
the
sewer
system
in
this
south
kansas
city
neighborhood.
This
is
all
a
part
of
kansas
city's
smart
sewer
program,
casey
water
owns
and
operates
three
utility
service
units,
drinking
water,
waste,
water
and
storm
water.
Smart
sewer
is
an
improvement
program
under
the
wastewater
utility
in
2010.
The
city
entered
into
a
consent
decree
with
the
epa.
D
The
goal
of
the
program
is
to
lessen
the
frequency
and
volume
of
sewer
overflows.
The
city
is
making
a
major
investment
in
the
smart
sewer
program,
4.5
billion
dollars
over
25
years.
It
is
the
city's
single
largest
infrastructure
investment.
This
project
is
one
of
some
120
projects
to
be
completed
across
kansas
city
under
the
smart
sewer
program.
Why
does
it
cost
so
much
to
repair
and
maintain
our
waste
water
systems?
It's
old.
D
Some
parts
of
the
system
are
50,
100,
even
150
years
old
and
still
in
use
today
as
pipes
age,
they
can
crack
collapse
and
become
partially
obstructed
due
to
broken
pipes,
tree
roots
growing
into
the
pipe
at
pipe
joints
and
cracks
and
debris
in
the
sewer
flows.
The
maintenance
of
our
sewer
system
has
been
deferred
for
many
years,
because
most
of
it
is
out
of
sight.
Another
reason
is
it's
big,
covering
nearly
320
square
miles.
Kansas
city's
geography
is
larger
than
these
four
cities
combined.
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The
wastewater
system
is
2
800
miles
of
pipes
stacked
into
inn.
That
is
the
distance
from
los
angeles
to
new
york.
Why
do
we
repair
and
maintain
our
wastewater
system?
It's
essential
to
ensure
the
health
and
safety
of
our
customers,
while
safeguarding
our
regional
water
resources
for
current
and
future
generations
to
provide
reliable
and
dependable
wastewater
service
to
all
wastewater
utility
customers?
When
you
flush,
you
expect
it
to
go
away.
D
Last
but
not
least,
to
achieve
regulatory
compliance
with
the
state
and
federal
regulations.
Now,
let's
talk
about
the
details
of
the
project
in
your
neighborhood
now
this
project
will
rehabilitate
sewer
lines.
It
will
service
lateral
connections,
which
is
the
pipe
that
connects
your
home
to
the
city
sewer
service
and
will
also
rehabilitate
manholes
in
your
area
when
complete
the
project
will
improve
the
capacity
of
the
wastewater
collection
system
and
lessen
the
frequency
of
sewer
overflows
here
are
the
boundaries
of
this
work
from
85th
street
to
117th
street
and
state
line
road
to
montgol
avenue.
D
This
project
includes
the
rehabilitation
and
or
replacement
of
approximately
20
000
linear
feet
of
sewer
mains
330
service,
lateral
connections,
120
manholes.
The
work
is
scheduled
to
be
completed
by
august
2021.
During
that
time
you
may
experience
noise
from
large
equipment,
temporary
lane
or
street
closures
and
temporary
sewer
disruptions.
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D
D
E
E
I
love
the
african-american
community
on
this
nation's
very
first
instance.
We
were
counted
as
three-fifths
of
a
person,
but
we
have
always
been
more
than
that,
and
we
continue
to
be
more
than
that
and
as
a
young
black
female
attorney
sitting
in
my
office
recording
this
video.
I
know
that
I
am
my
ancestors
wildest
dreams
and
I
know
that
they
would
want
the
full
breadth
of
our
beautiful
community
to
be
counted
and
to
be
heard
shape.
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F
Here,
the
men
and
women
of
kansas
city,
missouri's,
solid
waste
services
work
tirelessly
to
keep
your
neighborhoods
clean
through
all
types
of
crazy,
kansas
city
weather
to
even
and
pandemic
our
team.
Your
team
never
stops
between
daily
residential
pickups
and
weekends
filled
with
neighborhood
cleanups,
solid
waste
services,
crews,
haul,
an
average
of
700
000
pounds
of
trash
and
recycling
per
day.
Our
bulky
service
crews
complete
250
appointments
a
day
five
days
a
week.
Our
illegal
dumping
investigators
work
vigorously
to
stop
illegal
dumping
in
your
neighborhoods
through
various
partnerships.
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F
H
G
H
G
H
I
Good
morning
my
name
is
ryan,
I'm
an
educator
here
at
the
kansas
city,
zoo
and
today
we're
in
our
library
looking
at
different
kinds
of
horns.
Now
I've
got
a
few
different
kinds
here
in
front
of
me
on
the
table
and
today
we're
going
to
look
at
how
different
horns
and
different
animals
are
both
made
differently
and
are
used
in
different
ways
by
them
to
survive
out
in
the
wild.
Let's
get
started
so
over
here
we
have
a
giraffe
skull.
Now
we
know
giraffes
they're,
really
tall.
I
They
look
really
cool
or
weird,
depending
on
how
you
feel
about
them,
but
today
we're
looking
at
their
ossicones.
That's
the
actual
name.
You
give
for
a
giraffe's
horns
so
when
giraffes
are
first
born,
their
horns
are
actually
soft,
because
they're
made
of
cartilage
the
same
stuff
our
ears
and
nose
are
made
out
of,
but
as
they
mature,
their
horns
start
to
grow
harder
or
ossify
into
a
really
into
bony
structure,
and
you
can
see
that
their
skull
is
a
lot
smoother
than
the
horns
which
have
all
these
little
projections
on
them.
I
Though
one
of
the
main
uses
giraffes
have
for
their
horns
or
ossicones
is
a
process
called
necking
when
giraffes
get
into
the
mating
season,
the
males
will
size
each
other
up
and
they'll
start
fighting
each
other,
and
that
often
involves
swinging
their
necks
and
heads
at
each
other
to
kind
of
show
who's
stronger,
and
these
horns
help
add
a
little
bit
extra
weight
to
their
heads,
and
this
can
even
be
fatal
in
some
draft
fights.
So
these
horns
are
really
important
for
giraffes
to
show
who's
the
bigger
boss
out
there
on
the
savannah
all
right.
I
Now,
let's
move
on
to
antelopes,
so
here
in
the
middle
of
our
display,
we
have
a
lot
of
different
kinds
of
antelope
horns.
You
can
see.
Some
are
pretty
small,
some
are
pretty
long
and
they
also
come
in
really
smooth
or
really
curvy
types,
and
these
are
all
adaptations
for
the
different
ways
these
antelopes
live.
I
Some
antelopes
mainly
use
their
horns
for
digging
in
the
ground.
Others
might
use
them
for
mating.
Displays
like
like
we're
used
to
seeing
with
deer,
locking
horns
in
the
mating
season.
Different
antelopes
might
do
that
as
well
with
their
horns,
but
for
some
antelopes
they
use
their
horns
for
defense
against
predators,
and
those
long
horns
are
deterrence
to
predators
who
might
think
it
better
to
just
leave
them
alone,
rather
than
risk
getting
injured
or
possibly
killed
by
that
by
that
force
of
big
spiky
shields,
protecting
those
little
baby
antelopes.
I
Finally,
we
have
rhino
horns
now.
Rhino
horns
are
different
from
both
giraffes
and
antelopes
in
that
there
is
no
bone
involved
in
the
horn.
Instead,
the
horn
is
completely
made
of
keratin
so
again,
the
same
stuff
that
your
fingernails
are
made
of.
That
is
what
this
whole
horn
is
made
of,
depending
on
the
rhino
species.
Their
horn
can
be
just
a
foot
long
to
well
over
three
feet
long,
and
they
also
get
a
lot
of
different
uses
out
of
their
horns
for
some
rhinos.
I
Rhinos
are
huge
animals
and,
with
that
huge
horn
on
the
front
of
their
head,
they
can
deter
a
lot
of
predators
from
ever
coming
near
them.
But
if
a
rhino
is
spooked
by
something
they
will
charge,
rhinos
can
reach
pretty
high
speeds,
and
when
you
have
that
much
mass
of
a
rhino
behind
a
horn,
it
is
a
very
intimidating
weapon
and
most
animals
know
not
to
mess
with
a
rhino.