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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,
firefighters,
with
Casey
FD
local
42
helped
Santa's
elves
this
year,
as
they
collected
and
wrapped
presents
at
the
fire
union
hall
for
hundreds
of
kids
served
by
the
Jackson
County
foster
program,
fire
employees
and
volunteers
from
throughout
the
community,
including
these
Boy
Scouts
work
to
provide
presence
to
these
kids
every
year.
A
B
As
we
highlight
our
159
progress
report,
it
says
a
clear
signal
that
progress
is
happening
here
on
a
divine.
Some
of
those
highlights
includes,
which
is
why
we
stand
here
today,
that
is
the
demolition
of
1501
East
HC
Street.
This
will
eventually
make
room
for
commercial
development,
including
newly
constructed
retail
and
also
residential
units.
When.
C
I
was
a
kid
my
mother
took
me
down
to
the
historic
Lincoln
building
and
there
was
a
bookstore
there
and
the
lady
who
was
there
told
us
at
the
time
that
one
day
this
district
will
be
exciting.
It'll
be
the
centerpiece
of
this
community,
like
it
was
decades
before,
and
I
am
so
excited
that
today,
we're
seeing
a
continuation
of
the
process
started
by
congressman
cleaver
continued
by
our
city
councils,
our
mayor
since,
and
that
continues
to
build
in
this
community.
A
So
far,
the
City
Council
has
designated
7
million
dollars
towards
this
project.
The
weather
outside
has
been
more
delightful
than
frightful
so
far,
but
it
is
always
good
to
be
prepared
if
you
want
to
learn
more
about
snow
policies,
how
to
stay
safe
during
cold
weather
or
even
how
to
keep
your
pipes
from
freezing
visit
our
website
at
KCMO,
gov
and
search
snow
there.
You
will
find
frequently
asked
questions
and
much
more,
including
videos
about
snow
phases
and
space
heater
safety
tips.
A
D
D
E
D
Begin
in
a
manhole,
in
this
case
a
very
large
manhole
and
feed
the
felt
liners
to
the
pipe.
This
pipe
section
is
more
than
600
feet
long.
So
there's
a
truckload
of
liner.
They
fill
the
liner
with
resin,
then
ever
so
slowly
and
carefully
push
it
through
it's
a
slow
process.
It
moves
only
about
1
foot
every
four
minutes.
This
is
technology
that
is
used
on
smaller
pipes
as
well
again.
Instead
of
tearing
up
the
road,
crews
spread
the
liner
through
an
open
manhole
to
the
next
manhole
once
in
place.
D
The
liner
is
cured
with
either
steam
or
hot
water,
and
it
becomes
as
strong
as
a
new
PVC
pipe.
Then
it's
ready
for
another
50
to
75
years.
At
least
it
saves
money
and
time
and
reduces
the
impact
on
customers.
This
process
is
yet
another
example
of
how
Casey
water
is
using
innovative
technology
to
save
customers,
millions
of
dollars
to
renew
underground
infrastructure,
critical
to
today's
customers
and
future
generations.
D
The
work
taking
place
in
the
parking
lot
of
Lydia's
restaurant
is
a
major
part
of
a
crossroads
area,
sewer
main
and
manhole
rehabilitation
project
that
essentially
runs
from
Truman
road
to
the
case
eternal
real
near
union
station.
This
will
extend
the
life
of
the
sewer
mains
in
this
area
and
help
prevent
sewer
backups
you
you.
F
One
of
the
things
that
we
have
found
is
that,
even
though
there
are
oftentimes
jobs
available,
only
eighteen
percent
of
all
available
jobs
are
accessible
through
public
transportation
through
the
bus
system.
Even
if
a
job
is
available.
If
someone
cannot
get
there,
then
that
job
is
not
even
an
option.
So
what
Bishop
Sullivan
Center
has
done?
Is
we've
developed
a
program
for
working
people
who
have
been
on
the
job
for
a
minimum
of
90
days
and
are
really
doing
their
part
to
try
to
keep
the
train
what
I
call
going
down
the
tracks?
F
G
Partnership
with
bishop
sullivan
center,
you
heard
him
talking
in
a
meeting
what
they
were
doing
to
trying
to
accomplish.
We
figured
there
was
something
that
we
could
bring
to
the
table
to
help
them
with
this
program,
and
what
we
just
talked
to
him
about
is
we
have
spaces?
That's
a
lot,
bring
your
cars
here.
It's
a
secured
facility
will
take
care
of
them
until
you
find
a
home
for
them,
and
it's
really
worked
out
well
for
everyone.
What.
F
Was
interesting
about
this
whole
program
was
one
of
our
employees
was
at
a
community
event
and
one
of
the
people
from
the
city
actually
from
the
tow
lot
happened
to
be
in
attendance
and
that
individual
came
to
us
and
said
hey.
We
think
this
is
a
great
program.
We
really
appreciate
you
doing
that
for
the
community
and
we'd
like
to
be
involved,
and
they
said
well,
we
have
80
lot
down
on
Front
Street.
F
That
somewhere
is
there
twenty-four/seven
there's
completely
secure,
and
if
you
would
like
to
use
our
facility,
you
can
use
it
for
free,
and
so
that
is
where
we
currently
store
the
vehicles.
We
have
24-hour
access
to
them
and
again
the
most
interesting
part
of
this
was
this:
was
the
city
coming
to
us.
It
wasn't
us
going
to
the
city.
They
felt
that
there
was
a
need
and
they
wanted
to
do
whatever
they
can
do
to
assist
with
the
program.
G
H
The
national
World
War
1
museum
and
memorial
is
the
only
museum
in
the
country
that
is
dedicated
to
the
preservation
of
objects,
personal
experiences
and
the
history
of
the
first
global
war,
since
it
opened
its
doors
in
2006.
The
museum's
exhibitions
and
programs
have
attracted
over
two
million
visitors
to
the
museum
here
to
talk
to
us
about
some
of
the
activity
that
has
drawn
so
many
people
to
the
museum
and
to
Kansas
City
is
president
and
CEO
dr.
Matthew
Naylor,
dr.
Matthew.
Thank
you
for
for
having
us
here.
We're.
H
I
Right,
there's
more
than
35,000
museums
in
the
United
States
and
we're
really
proud
that
for
the
third
year
running,
tripadvisor
raided
us
in
the
top
25
and
and
really
this
is
driven
by
folks
who
visit
to
the
museum,
where
the
number
one
visitor
attraction
on
tripadvisor
for
Kansas
City.
But
it
speaks
to
the
vision
of
the
of
the
people
of
Kansas
City
when
they
first
imagined
this
place
when
it
was
built
in
the
early
1920s.
I
H
I
Work
is
to
interpret,
understand
and
remember
the
Great
War
and
its
enduring
impact,
and
we
have
a
particular
responsibility
during
this
Global
commemorative
period
and
nineteen
seventeen
to
twenty
seventeen,
as
they
were
beginning
of
the
100-year
commemoration
of
the
US
entry
into
World
War
one.
So
our
exhibits
around
this
time
really
focus
on
what
happened
100
years
ago
and
the
enduring
impact
of
that
I
think.
H
The
museum
is
known
for
such
dynamic
partnerships
that
you
have,
with
collaborations,
that
you
probably
wouldn't
automatically
associate
with
World
War
one
and
the
truce
tournament
is
an
example
of
that.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
truce
tournament
and
when
it
happens,
and
it
is
supported
by
the
neighborhood
Tourist
Development
Fund
in.
I
1914
had
said
that
around
Christmas
time
there
was
a
truce
that
broke
out
for
about
24
hours
in
a
number
of
areas
across
the
Western
Front,
and
what
happened
was
that
in
amongst
all
this
terrible
fighting
and
bombardment,
there
was
a
moment
where
the
troops
just
a
couple
of
hundred
feet
from
one
another,
began
to
sing
Christmas
carols.
They
began
to
share
things
with
one
another.
I
We
partner
with
cancer
Sporting
Kansas
City,
and
we
have
the
truce
tournament
on
Boxing,
Day
or
December
26,
and
it's
a
wonderful
day
we're
on
the
South
Lawn.
Here
we
have
our
30
soccer
teams
playing
soccer
on
the
inside.
We
have
beer
and
eggs
the
it's
a
big
day
for
the
European
soccer
matches,
and
so
we
have
TV
set
up
and
those
are
broadcast
live
here
in
the
in
the
museum,
and
it
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
talk
about
something
that
happened.
This
extraordinary
Christmas
truce
of
1914
to
audiences.
I
That
would
otherwise
not
think
about
World
War
one
and,
of
course,
then
talk
about
the
implications
for
today,
and
so
we're
grateful
for
the
support
of
the
neighborhood
Tourism
Development
Fund,
which
we
really
supports.
That
and
other
programs
that
we
have
which
are
are
you
know,
bringing
very
many
varied
audiences
and
another
I
think
fantastic
collaboration
that
we
have
is
operation
warfare,
which
is
a
food
cook-off,
and
so
some
of
the
local
restaurants
in
town.
I
H
I
Very
best
place
to
go
is
to
our
website
the
world
Borg,
and
we
have
lots
of
all
of
our
programming
and
exhibition
schedules
are
listed
there
and
we
have
a
real,
diverse
array
of
programming.
So
you
want
to
check
there
regularly
and
the
second
best
thing
to
do
is
to
sign
up
for
our
newsletter
and
each
month,
just
once
a
month
get
a
newsletter
that
lists
the
upcoming
programming
and
because
we
have
such
variety
for
all
sorts
of
different
age
groups
and
interests.
I
H
I
J
J
K
Holiday
joy
can
also
bring
holiday
danger
to
make
sure
you
have
a
safe
season.
Follow
these
tips
from
professional
firefighters,
always
like
candles
away
from
Christmas
trees,
wreaths,
curtains
or
anything
flammable
blow
out
all
candles
when
you
leave
a
room
and
never
leave
children
alone
with
lit
candles.
Artificial
Christmas
tree
should
be
fire.
Retardant
and
real
trees
should
be
watered
daily
and
kept
at
least
three
feet
from
fireplaces
radiators
space
heaters
and
other
heat
sources.
A
public
safety
message
from
the
International
Association
of
firefighters.
A
While
you
are
out
and
about
enjoying
all
the
fun
holiday
festivities
be
sure
to
show
off
your
photographic
talents
share
your
photos
with
us
show
us
your
best
shots
of
Kansas
City,
Landmarks
decked
out
for
the
holidays.
Your
photos
may
be
featured
on
our
social
media
channels,
email
them
to
communications
at
KCMO
org,
with
the
words
holiday
photos
written
into
the
subject
line.
Having
a
Christmas
tree
highlights
the
holiday
season
for
many,
and
the
city
makes
it
easy
to
recycle
your
tree
after
the
holidays.
A
You
can
recycle
your
natural
Christmas
tree
for
free
at
any
one
of
the
city's
three
leaf
and
brush
drop-off
centers.
You
can
go
to
116
60
North,
Main,
Street,
18,
15,
North,
Shoto,
Trafficway
and
10
301
raytown
road.
You
can
go
on
saturdays
through
january,
fourteenth
all
trees
must
be
free
of
lights,
tinsel
and
other
decorations.