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A
Hi
everyone
I'm
Chris
Fernandez.
This
is
the
weekly
report.
Your
look
at
news
about
the
city
of
Kansas
City
Missouri,
the
Kansas
City
Land,
Bank
Commission
invites
residents
who
work
as
construction,
real
estate,
banking,
marketing
and
urban
planning
professionals
to
apply
to
serve
on
the
new
land
bank
Board
of
Advisors
board
members
will
use
their
expertise
to
make
recommendations
and
improvements
to
the
city's
land
bank
for
more
information
and
to
apply.
Please
visit,
KCMO
land
bank
org
and
select
about
us.
A
The
National
League
of
Cities
recognizes
Kansas
City's,
proactive,
small
business
development
efforts
in
its
recent
big
ideas
for
small
business
report,
and
it
says
that
Kansas
City
will
host
its
2014
big
ideas
for
small
business
summit.
This
September
the
city
recently
created
incubator
spaces
to
accelerate
small
business
expansion
and
streamline
small
business
regulations
and
inspections.
We've
also
expanded
our
micro
lending
services
and
crowd
sourcing.
The
city's
Casey
bids
Care
Center,
provides
entrepreneurs
and
small
business
owners
with
resources
to
help
make
their
business
a
success.
A
For
example,
biz
care
staff
can
help
you,
research,
basic
information,
develop
your
business
plan
determine
the
name
of
your
business.
Obtain
financing
find
your
location
check
out
the
zoning
and
research
incentives.
Our
staff
will
also
help
you
obtain
permits,
licenses
and
registrations
comply
with
tax
rules
and
your
employer
responsibilities.
Kc
biz
care
has
information
about
promoting
your
business
and
how
you
can
do
business
with
the
city
of
Kansas
City
itself,
learn
more
by
visiting
KCMO,
gov
and
searching
for
biz
care.
Now,
let's
check
in
with
some
of
our
city's
departments.
B
Hi
I'm
Heidi
downer,
with
Kansas
City,
Parks
and
Recreation
as
summer
finally
arrives
residents
are
invited
to
celebrate
kc
parks.
We
have
many
fun
events
planned
that
the
whole
family
will
enjoy
come
out
to
Southmoreland
park
for
the
22nd
season
of
the
heart
of
america,
Shakespeare
Festival
featuring
a
production
of
The
Winter's
Tale.
This
festival
will
take
place
jun
17th
through
july
six
on
tuesday
through
sunday
evenings.
There
will
also
be
one
Monday
performance
on
june
thirtieth
and
no
performance
on
july.
4Th
gates,
open
at
six
pm
for
pre-show
entertainment
and
refreshments
with
the
curtain.
B
Call
at
eight
pm
and
mission
continues
to
be
free,
but
donations
are
gratefully
accepted
for
more
information
visit,
KC
shakes,
zorg,
Kansas,
City,
Parks
and
Recreation
is
planning
for
our
future
and
needs
your
help.
A
public
forum
to
establish
priorities
for
future
improvement
of
parks,
recreation
facilities,
programs
and
services
within
the
Kansas
City
Community
will
take
place
on
Tuesday
june
twenty-fourth
at
six
pm
at
the
southeast
community
center
in
Swope
Park.
B
B
Everyone
is
invited
to
celebrate
the
100th
anniversary
of
a
garrison
community
center
on
saturday
june.
Twenty
eight
from
ten
a.m.
to
two
p.m.
free
activities
include
a
DJ
and
live
local
entertainment
face
painting,
games,
health
screenings
and
more
for
information
visit,
KC
parks,
dot
org
july
is
national
parks
and
recreation
month.
This
year's
theme
out
is
in
encourages
everyone
to
do
something
outside
every
day
of
the
month
to
make
getting
out
part
of
your
daily
routine.
Follow
hashtag,
Casey
parks
on
media
during
july
for
ideas
and
activities
to
get
outside
be
inspired
and
change.
B
C
Hi
I'm
Floyd
people's
chief
fire
marshal
for
the
Kansas
City
Missouri
Fire
Department.
The
fourth
of
July
is
a
time
for
fun,
family
and
picnics,
but
the
use
and
discharge
of
fireworks
in
the
city
limits
is
prohibited.
Kansas,
City,
Fire
Department
responds
to
numerous
fires
and
injury
calls
each
year
due
to
the
use
of
fireworks
nationwide.
More
than
15,000
reported
fires
were
started
by
fireworks
and
8,000.
Fireworks-Related
injuries
were
treated
in
US
hospital
emergency
rooms.
C
C
D
E
Welcome
you
all
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
very,
very
fine
asset
for
the
6th
district
in
the
southern
part
of
Kansas
City
I'm
from
the
Northland
I
sometimes
feel
we
get
neglected,
but
I
know
John
and
Scott
know
exactly
how
I
feel,
but
it's
good
to
see
something
happening
with
this
and
longview
road
in
the
new
grocery
store.
I
think
everything
is
going
to
be
going
up
and
upward
and
onward,
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
I
think
John.
You
want
to
make.
F
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
Dave.
Thank
you,
Mark,
it's
great
to
be
here.
This
has
been
a
great
asset
to
South
Kansas,
City
I,
remember
when
the
ymca
closed
and
the
city
took
it
over
and
in
the
city
pledge
at
that
time.
Oh,
don't
worry
we're
going
to
do
something
with
it
and
what
they
did
with
it.
For
several
years
was
let
the
grass
grow,
but
then
we
were
able
to
get
a
master
planning
effort
together.
F
They
don't
even
have
one
of
these
oceans
of
fun.
They've
got
one
inch
schlitterbahn
they're
over
in
Western
Wyandotte
County,
but
this
is
a
great
attraction.
Now
we've
had
a
lot
of
people
come
here,
the
last
two
summers
and
that
over
30,000
people
come
here
both
of
the
last
two
summers,
but
this
is
going
to
have
people
flocking
to
it,
paying
customers
and
will
help
make
this
a
money
generator
for
the
system.
I
talked
to
the
mayor
of
Wyandotte
County
and
Kansas
City
Kansas.
He
lives
by
their
water
park.
F
He
goes
there
all
the
time
he
says,
there's
always
a
line
waiting
to
use
it.
So
this
will
be
a
great
asset
coupled
with
the
improvements
longview
road,
which
is,
which
is
also
a
big
help
for
this
area
and
will
help
people
get
here
safely
by
walking
on
sidewalks.
For
because
for
as
long
as
I
can
remember,
people
had
to
walk
either
in
the
ditch
or
in
the
mud
or
out
in
the
middle
of
the
street.
Now
they've
got
sidewalks
to
walk
on
now.
We've
got
bike
lanes.
It
really
has
enhanced
the
area
we've.
G
Had
remember
being
here
a
few
years
ago,
my
son
was
about
this
tall
at
the
spray
park,
opening
when
it
was
just
a
little
spray
park
and
with
leadership
of
the
parks
board,
we
really
have
a
great
park.
Sport
right
now
and
I'm
really
proud
of
the
work.
They're
doing
is
they're
really
working
together,
detail-oriented
and
there
you
can
see
from
the
product
here.
The
thought
that's
gone
into
this
along
with
our
our
parks
department
is
outstanding.
I
mean
everybody
really
is
dedicated
to
making
this
a
good
product
for
our
citizens.
G
This
is
one
of
the
best
water
parks
in
the
Midwest.
Now,
with
the
addition
of
this
ride,
so
I
would
encourage
all
families,
not
only
in
South
Kansas
City,
but
our
surrounding
communities
to
come
out.
Try
it
out
visit.
If
you
haven't
been
here,
but
it's
a
safe
environment.
Everything
is
new
and
we
have
an
attraction
that
we
only
have
on
this
side
of
the
state
line
and
one
of
only
I
think
too
to
in
the
state
of
Missouri.
One
of
them
is
right
here
in
South
Kansas
City,
so
we
should
be
proud
of
that.
G
I
want
to
thank
everybody
else,
that's
here,
and
just
really
it's
an
exciting
time
after
the
eight
million
dollar
announcement
on
Longview
last
week.
This
is
a
pretty
significant
investment
of
several
hundred
thousand
dollars,
if
not
over
a
million,
in
addition
to
millions
of
dollars
that
we
spent
on
this
facility
encourage
your
friends
to
come
out,
and
let's
get
more
people
out
here,
make
this
just
a
wonderful
place
to
go
for
years
to
come.
Thank
you.
D
The
real
show
of
the
star
of
the
show
the
flowrider
or
the
the
bay
rider,
and
I
believe
we
do
a
countdown-
I
also
been
told
it
takes
a
little
while
for
the
pumps
to
get
the
water
movement.
So
I'm
going
to
count
down
from
ten
and
we're
all
going
to
clap
when
the
water
comes
we're
going
to
go.
10
9,
8,
7,
6,.
A
You
to
accommodate
increasing
operating
costs.
The
city's
tow
lot
will
increase
rates
by
forty
dollars
beginning
july.
First,
the
new
fees
will
be
two
hundred
forty
dollars
for
regular,
toes
344,
medium
toes
and
415
dollars
for
heavy
toes
for
more
information
about
the
city's
tow
lot
visit,
KCMO,
gov
and
search
for
toe
the
city
will
host
large
recycling
events
on
saturday
june,
seventh,
at
the
mo
heart
center
and
on
Saturday
June
fourteenth
outside
Winitana
high
school.
Both
events
take
place
from
eight
a.m.
to
noon.
A
Residents
may
bring
household
hazardous
waste
documents
to
shred
and
leaves
and
brush
household
hazardous
waste
being
accepted,
includes
antifreeze,
car
and
household
batteries.
Oil
paint
paint
related
chemicals
and
tires
bring
proof
of
Kansas
City
residency
and
remember.
These
events
are
limited
to
the
first
400
vehicles.
The
public
improvements
advisory
committee
also
called
pi.
Ack
is
a
13-person
committee
that
collects
resident
input
regarding
public
improvements,
so
give
pi
act.
A
Your
ideas
and
they'll
make
those
recommendations
to
the
mayor
and
city
council
regarding
the
citywide
and
neighborhood
portions
of
the
capital
budget,
pi
akin
vites
residents
to
attend
upcoming
neighborhood
hearings
scheduled
throughout
june
and
july.
The
next
meeting
will
be
held
on
thursday
june
twelfth
from
6
30
to
8
30
p.m.
at
the
greg
Kleist
community
center
for
complete
listing
of
upcoming
hearings,
visit
KCMO,
gov
and
search
for
pike
hearings
for
more
information
about
any
of
today's
stories.
Please
log
on
to
KCMO,
gov
and
search
for
the
weekly
report.