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A
Hello,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
weekly
report.
I'm
rob
loya
neighborhood
tourist
and
development
fund
coordinator.
What
is
neighborhood
tourist
development
fund
ntdf.
The
ntdf
promotes
kansas
city
neighborhoods
by
helping
fund
a
variety
of
activities
such
as
social,
cultural
and
other
educational
activities.
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A
A
Ntdf
kansas
city
is
full
of
fountains
murals
and
art.
Ntdf
supports
groups
such
as
arden
the
loot
who
have
just
opened
their
new
installations.
All
along
the
kansas
city,
streetcar
line
art
in
the
loop,
creates
opportunities
for
artists,
while
encouraging
the
public
to
continue
experiencing
art
in
kansas
city.
All
of
this
art
is
conveniently
located
downtown
along
the
streetcar
route.
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A
A
B
What
is
making
a
huge
difference
on
this
levee
is
the
work
you
cannot
see.
That's
because
it's
being
done
under
water,
near
berkeley,
riverfront
park,
crews,
unload
rocks,
dump
them
into
the
water
and
then
push
them
against
the
east.
Bottom's
levee
wall
for
reinforcement,
mort,
dastardy,
kc
waters,
waterways,
division,
engineer,
says
water
levels
on
the
missouri
river
last
year
damaged
the
levee.
B
D
So
we
are
always
worried
about
right
now,
the
the
rain
and
the
forecast,
and
actually
all
the
snowpack
runoff
that
go
all
the
way
up
into
the
mountains
on
the
upper
missouri
reaches
we're.
Taking
a
look
at
all
of
that,
you
know
we
take
all
that
into
consideration,
as
well
as
the
releases
we
make
out
of
our
dams,
both
on
the
missouri
and
the
kansas
and
the
osage
rivers.
B
The
east
bottoms,
levee
rehabilitation
project
will
be
complete.
In
june,
crews
will
have
placed
nearly
100
000
tons
of
rock
along
the
slopes
of
the
east
bottoms
to
strengthen
the
levee
against
future
flood
damage.
The
city
of
kansas
city
owns
and
operates
the
east
bottoms
levee,
with
assistance
from
the
u.s
army
corps
of
engineers
to
repair
flood
damage
for
kc
water.
I'm
heather.
E
Fryerson
this
isn't
about
today.
This
is
about
the
next
10
years,
but
this
is
something
you
can
do
today.
You
can
make
a
difference
today
by
completing
the
2020
census.
The
census
impacts,
hospitals,
schools,
public
transportation,
it's
more
important
than
ever
before
that
everyone's
voice
is
heard.
I
love
kansas
city
because
I
believe
in
the
hope-
and
I
believe
in
the
joy
and
I
believe
in
the
people
shape
the
future
of
kansas
city.
E
F
Hi,
I'm
stephen
van
ryan,
environmental
manager,
with
kansas
city
parks
and
rec,
and
we're
out
here
today
with
a
group
of
volunteers,
helping
up
clean
up
echo
pond
pond
was
established
quite
a
few
years
ago
with
help
from
the
missouri
department
of
conservation
and
grow
native.
It's
got
a
lot
of
native
plants
in
it
that
are
good
for
wildlife
and
for
pollinators,
and
the
pond
itself
is
more
of
a
wetland
and
it
helps
clean
some
storm
water,
and
so
it's
got
a
few
invasive
plants,
some
plants
that
we
didn't
want
in
place.
G
F
In
terms
of
their
aesthetic
and
keeping
them
as
as
tidy
as
possible
is
one
it
helps
with
the
people
liking,
the
native
landscapes.
It
helps
keep
keep
the
landscape
generally
healthy,
so
aggressive
species
don't
take
over
the
entire
site,
and
you
end
up
keeping
the
diversity
of
plants
you
have,
so
you
have
flowering
times
at
different
times
a
year.
You
don't
want
to
have
any
one
plant
take
over.
G
B
B
B
B
I
B
Age,
isn't
the
only
factor
that
determines
where
the
new
pipes
are
placed.
Casey
water
uses
a
predictive,
modeling
tool
called
info
asset
planner
that
determines
which
pipes
are
in
need
of
replacement.
First
casey
water
and
its
contractors
have
accomplished
a
lot
in
the
last
three
years
and
the
work
must
continue
for
casey
water,
I'm
heather
fryerson.
J
About
six
weeks,
six
weeks
ago,
someone
decided
to
saw
the
marker
off
space
and
to
throw
it
over
the
cliff
and
for
us,
that's
not
just
a
random
act
of
vandalism,
that
is
a
hate
crime.
Someone
with
malice
and
forethought
slaughtered
off
at
the
base,
took
the
time
and
effort
to
do
that
and
then
to
toss
it
over
the
cliff.
And
so
we
want
to
rededicate
a
new
marker
in
this
space.
We
want
to
have
a
celebration
of
the
life
of
levi
harrington.
K
To
me,
it
sheds,
like
that
we
as
a
community
in
kansas
city,
we
have
a
better
job
to
do
of
just
being
one
cohesive
unit,
one
cohesive
voice
and
that
voice
should
speak
against
what's
wrong.
It
should
highlight
things
that
are
that
are
wrong,
so
it
doesn't
happen
in
the
future,
and
if
that
common
thread
is
you
know,
is,
is
emulated,
then
I
think
we
see
we'd
see
a
substantial
drop
in
violence.
L
Hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
amy,
and
this
is
ryan
and
we're
from
the
education
department
here
at
the
kansas
city,
zoo
it's
a
little
bit
chilly
today,
so
I
thought
we'd
come
in
and
warm
up
at
the
crocodile
house
we're
about
to
meet
jessie
and
frank.
They
are
siblings
and
they
are
slender
snouted
crocodiles.
L
This
particular
crocodile
species
can
be
found
in
western
and
central
africa.
It's
a
medium-sized
crocodile,
so
they'll
reach
anywhere
between
8
and
13
feet
and
can
get
anywhere
between
200
and
700
pounds.
Now
they
do
have
some
differences
than
other
crocodiles
and
of
course
it's
all
in
the
name.
Their
snout
is
one
of
those
big
differences.
L
It's
a
lot
more
narrow
and
this
is
going
to
guide
their
food
choices
so,
rather
than
taking
down
big
mammals
like
antelope,
like
a
nile
crocodile
they're
going
to
concentrate
on
eating
things
like
fish
and
crustaceans,
another
difference
is
the
rows
of
protective
scales
along
their
neck
and
back
most
crocodile
species
have
about
two,
but
this
particular
species
has
usually
three
or
four
rows.
Now
this
doesn't
mean
they
don't
have
similarities.
L
They
have
very
keen
senses
like
other
crocodiles.
They
can
see
and
smell
incredibly
well,
and
they
are
those
eyes
and
the
nose
are
positioned
on
top
of
their
heads,
so
they
can
await
their
prey,
submerging
their
body
underneath
the
water.
Now
they
also
have
an
underbelly,
that's
kind
of
yellow,
so
it
acts
as
something
called
counter.
Shading,
it's
a
camouflage.
L
So
if
an
animal
is
swimming,
underneath
them
they're
going
to
see
that
yellow
belly-
and
hopefully
it
will
blend
into
a
sunny
sky
and
it's
a
great
way
to
make
sure
other
animals
don't
see
you
now
I
mentioned
that
they
concentrate
on
eating
smaller
types
of
food,
and
we
have
an
example
of
what
the
skull
on
one
of
those
larger
crocodiles
looks
like
I'm
going
to
toss
it
over
to
ryan.
Who
has
examples
with
him.
M
All
right,
so
I
have
here
with
me
right
now,
a
nile
crocodile
skull.
You
can
see
it
is
much
larger
than
our
slender
snout
at
crocodile
skull.
It's
got
a
huge
triangular
shape,
with
much
larger
teeth,
that
kind
of
fit
into
sockets
around
each
other,
and
that's
because
these
crocodiles
spend
most
of
their
life
hunting
much
larger
animals
than
our
slender
snout.
A
crocodile.
This
is
the
one
you've
probably
seen
on
tv,
ambushing,
antelope
or
zebra.
M
They
can
get
well
over
a
thousand
pounds
and
that
lets
them
be
able
to
sneak
up
on
these
animals
in
those
shallow
rivers
and
grab
them
from
below
and
then
drag
them
into
the
water.
These
big
teeth
are
made
to
help
hold
on
to
those
animals,
while
they're
trying
to
catch
their
food,
so
you
can
see,
while
our
cinder
crocodile,
like,
like
amy
mentioned
before,
eats
fish
this
crocodile
made
to
eat
a
lot
bigger
animals,
although
because
it's
a
large
crocodile,
it
can
kind
of
eat
whatever
it
wants,
including
fish
and
other
smaller
animals.
M
I
have
a
couple
other
skulls
over
here
with
me
as
well.
Now
you
can
see
the
difference
between
a
crocodile
skull
and
an
alligator
skull.
This
is
a
skull
from
an
american
alligator
they're,
really
common
along
the
south,
the
southeastern
u.s,
and
you
can
see
that,
while
our
nile
crocodile
has
a
large
triangular
shaped
skull,
our
alligator
has
a
more
u-shaped
snout
in
the
front,
but
you
can
see
it
also
has
a
lot
of
similarities
to
our
nile.
M
Crocodile
again,
you
see
these
large
conical
teeth
that
allow
it
to
ambush
prey
that
come
near
the
water's
edge.
Our
alligators
here
in
the
americas
can
feed
on
both
fish,
but
also
larger
animals
like
raccoons,
maybe
even
deer,
even
turtles.
They
have
really
strong
bite
forces
that
allow
them
to
puncture
turtle
shells
so
like
our
al,
like
our
crocodile
alligators,
are
often
generalist,
apex,
predators
in
their
environment.
M
And
finally,
here
I've
got
a
skull.
That
looks
a
lot
like
our
slender
snouted
crocodiles.
This
is
called
a
gaviol.
This
is
a
kind
of
crocodilian,
that's
found
in
india,
in
their
water
waterways
and
like
our
slender
snout
at
crocodile,
it
has
a
really
long,
slender
snout,
even
more
slender,
and
you
can.