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A
Happy
holidays,
everyone
I'm
Chris
Hernandez,
and
this
is
the
weekly
report,
a
look
at
your
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas
City
Missouri.
The
City
Council
has
passed
several
new
ordinance
which
raised
the
age
limit
to
purchase
cigarettes,
tobacco
and
nicotine
or
vapor
products
to
the
age
of
21.
The
new
ordinance
also
bans
the
use
of
vapor
products
indoors
in
public
places
and
places
of
employment
and.
B
The
reason
for
that
is
that
the
brain
does
not
fully
develop
regards
to
really
the
ability
and
resistance
to
nicotine
addiction
and
you
can
still
become
addicted
after
21,
but
you're
particularly
vulnerable
before
21,
so
we're
trying
to
help
make
sure
the
people
don't
end
up
with
a
lifetime
addiction
that
they're
having
to
fight
on
average.
Somebody
who
becomes
addicted
to
tobacco
is
going
to
die
13
14
years
earlier
than
those
that
didn't
so
it's
it
has
a
big
impact.
It
also
can
affect
others
non-smokers
that
are
exposed
to
other
people
smoke.
B
The
other
thing
is
we're
also
closing
the
loophole
around
the
e-cigarettes
quote:
unquote
or
vapor
kinds
of
products.
One
people
put
other
things
in
those
devices
plus.
We
know
that
people
that
are
around
people
that
are
smoking.
Those
are
using
those
vapor
devices
actually
pick
up
quite
a
bit
of
nicotine
in
their
own
body
or
other
chemicals
that
may
be
present
in
those
vaping
devices.
So
it's
to
protect
the
public
from
both
of
those
exposures,
the.
A
New
age
limit
went
into
effect
november
nineteenth,
and
the
ban
on
indoor
use
of
vapor
products
goes
into
effect.
January
nineteenth
construction
has
started
on
the
new
KCPD
North
Patrol
station.
The
new
25,000
square-foot
station
is
located
at
106
10
northwest
cravey
road
and
it
will
replace
the
current
station,
often
known
as
the
bumblebee
station
on
berry
road
funding
for
the
news
station
comes
from
the
public
safety.
The
porters
cent
sales
tax
that
was
renewed
by
voters
in
2010
for
capital
improvements.
Construction
continues
through
next
fall.
C
Hi
I'm
Janet
O'hagan
with
Kansas
City,
Convention
and
entertainment
facilities
here,
to
give
you
a
glimpse
of
some
of
the
upcoming
events
taking
place
for
your
family
at
city
facilities
during
this
winter
season.
Mark
your
calendar
for
the
annual
2016
mid-america
RV,
show
coming
to
bartle
hall
january
fourteenth
through
the
17.
The
mid-america
RV
show
is
the
largest
consumer
show
dedicated
to
the
RVing
lifestyle,
and
everything
associated
with
it
are
being
enthusiasts,
can
check
out
the
newest
products
and
services
on
the
market.
C
Your
outdoor
adventure
continues
with
four
days
of
voting
and
outdoor
fun
at
the
Kansas
City
boat
and
sports
show
from
January
21st
through
January
24th,
whether
you're,
an
avid
outdoorsman,
are
just
looking
for
a
way
to
escape
winner
for
the
day.
This
is
your
show.
This
annual
four-day
event
turns
bartle
hall
into
a
one-stop
marketplace
for
outdoor
fun,
with
activities
for
all
ages.
C
For
additional
information
go
to
Kansas
City
sportshow
com
fans
can
celebrate
baseball
in
a
big
league
way
at
the
Royals
fan,
fest
at
Kansas,
City
Convention,
Center's
bartle
hall
meet
your
favorite
world
series
team
at
the
autograph
sessions
featuring
current
and
former
Royals
enjoy
the
interactive
games
for
fans
of
all
ages,
main
stage
programs
and
more
the
clocks,
2015
Major
League
award
winners
will
also
be
recognized
during
the
event.
A
portion
of
the
proceeds
will
again
benefit
royal
charities
for
additional
information
go
to
royals,
calm
fanfest.
C
D
E
D
E
What
happens
is
the
truck
laxatives
dump
it
out
onto
the
ground
or
what
we
call
this
the
face
of
the
landfill?
It's
merely
just
a
hole.
That's
been
dug
in
the
ground
that
gets
dirt
put
over
top
of
it
on
a
daily
basis,
so
the
landfill
operator
will
take
a
very
large
bulldozer,
type
truck
and
kind
of
compact,
the
trash
down.
We
do
that
in
order
to
maximize
amount
of
space
in
the
land.
Now.
D
Back
to
the
maintenance
workers,
you
see
every
week,
picking
up
your
trash
every
day.
They
walk
between
seven
to
nine
miles,
Lincoln
about
14,000
pounds
a
day.
They
start
around
six
a.m.
to
get
prepared
and
work
through
rain,
sleet
or
snow.
It's
a
very
long
day
for
your
typical
maintenance
worker
and
it's
not
always
the
safest
job
citizens
may
unknowingly
be
putting
the
workers
at
risk.
Solid
waste
supervisor,
Donald
Finley,
explains
well.
F
D
F
D
E
D
E
G
Hi,
this
is
special
investigator
Aaron
Dawkins,
with
animal
health
and
public
safety
for
the
city
of
Kansas,
City,
Missouri
and
I'm
just
here,
because
I
want
to
offer
you
a
few
safety
tips
to
keep
your
animals
safe
during
the
winter
season.
If
your
animal
stays
outdoors,
we
would
recommend
having
a
properly
insulated
house
for
your
animals
outdoors.
If
the
temperature
gets
below
freezing,
if
its
cold
enough
to
wear
a
human,
don't
want
to
be
outdoors
chances
are
you
should
not
have
your
animal
outside
in
that
weather?
We
care
about
the
safety
of
the
animals.
H
The
Missouri
Department
of
Conservation
encourages
you
to
discover
nature
and
learn
more
about
trumpeter
swans,
the
largest
waterfowl
species
in
North
America
trumpeters
are
big,
beautiful,
bright
white
birds
with
a
black
bill
and
a
wingspan
of
nearly
eight
feet.
They
get
their
name
from
the
trumpet
like
call
they
make
trumpeter
swans
were
once
fairly
common
in
much
of
North
America,
but
habitat
destruction
and
unregulated
market
hunting
in
the
1800's
destroyed
most
flocks
in
the
lower
48
states.
Protections
and
restoration
efforts
have
helped
populations.
Bounce
back,
trumpeter
swans
are
protected
by
federal
and
state
laws.
H
Waterfowl
hunters
need
to
be
careful,
shooting
a
protected.
Trumpeter
swan
can
cost
thousands
of
dollars
in
fines,
easily
accessible
water
at
City
lakes
or
conservation
areas
such
as
eagle
blocks
in
Boone
County,
helped
by
providing
winter
havens
for
the
trumpeters
and
places
for
wildlife
Watchers
to
enjoy
them.
K
L
A
Setting
up
your
Christmas
tree
is
always
a
highlight
of
the
holiday
season
and
disposing
of
your
tree
doesn't
have
to
be
a
chore.
Natural
Christmas
trees
can
be
recycled
at
the
city's
three
leaf
and
brush
drop-off
centers
go
to
one
1660
North
Main
Street,
1815,
North,
Shoto,
Trafficway
or
1030
one
raytown
Road,
the
North
Shoto
traffic
way
and
North
Main
Street
sites
are
open
mondays
through
saturdays
from
8am
to
5pm.
The
raytown
Road
site
is
open
on
saturdays,
only
be
sure
to
take
off
all
the
lights
tinsel
and
other
decorations.
A
There
is
a
five
dollar
tree
recycling
fee
from
mondays
through
fridays.
Tree
recycling
is
free
for
Kansas
City
residents
on
saturdays
only
and
do
bring
your
proof
of
residency.
If
you
have
Christmas
lights
that
no
longer
work,
you
can
recycle
them
at
locations
throughout
the
city,
including
Walmart,
for
complete
list
of
locations
which
will
accept
lights,
visit
south
eastern
enterprises
org.
A
Please
be
aware
that
for
the
Christmas
and
New
Year's
holiday
city
offices
and
the
311
call
center
will
be
closed
on
Friday
december
25th
and
friday
january.
First,
curbside
trash
and
recycling
collection
will
be
delayed
one
day
for
residents
whose
normal
trash
pick-up
day
is
on
that
friday,
their
trash
will
be
picked
up
on
Saturday
during
each
of
those
weeks.
Monday
through
Thursday
collection
will
not
be
affected.
Also
the
week
following
Christmas
is
a
trash
amnesty
period.
A
During
this
week,
residents
may
set
out
more
than
two
bags
of
trash
without
having
to
buy
those
extra
trash
bag,
tags,
no
hazardous
waste,
bulky
items
or
leaf
and
brush
will
be
collected
at
that
time
and
remember:
gift-wrap
goes
in
the
trash,
not
the
recycling
bin,
to
view
this
program
again
or
other
channel
2
videos
go
to
KCMO,
gov
and
search
channel
2.
That
does
it
for
this
edition
of
the
weekly
report
and
keep
in
mind
here
at
City
communications.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
watching
channel
to
all
year
long.
A
J
A
N
A
K
C
A
I
And
I'm
thrilled
today
to
tell
you
and
be
here
to
announce,
Kansas
City's
own
Major,
League,
Baseball
urban
youth
academy
at
parade
park.
I
am
today
we're
celebrating
and
announcing
that,
through
a
public-private
partnership,
we're
ready
to
move
forward
on
an
eight
hundred
room,
hyatt
hotel
convention
center
hotel
right
across
the
street
and
I'm
telling.
K
Again,
I
can't
echo
enough
thank
everybody
enough
for
their
perseverance
on
this
and
I
want
to
want
to
thank
this
young
lady
right
here.
This
is
Powell
about
six
years
ago
she
came
out,
and
she
said,
I
want
to
take
you
out
on
a
tour
and
we're
going
to
go.
Look
at
all
the
grocery
stores
and
we
spent
about
an
afternoon
just
driving
around
and.