Kansas City, MI Weekly Report, 10 May 2013

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Hello, I'm Fred, Schneider and you're tuned in to the weekly report, a look at news and insight related to programs and services provided by departments of the city of Kansas, City Missouri. The city's emergency home repair program is now accepting applications. This program helps eligible homeowners, complete necessary plumbing electrical mechanical and limited barrier. Removal work for the disabled to learn more information about this program, its requirements or to apply please visit, KCMO org, slash, housing and click on the emergency home repair program link.

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The city is continuing to convert several key downtown streets from one-way to two-way this month to help drivers more effectively, navigate downtown Kansas City. The following streets are scheduled for the conversion walnut street, between Truman Road and twentieth Street, walnut street between fifth Street and twelfth street baltimore avenue between tenth street and twelfth street fourteenth street between broadway boulevard and Wyandotte and charlotte street between eighth street and eleventh street. Please check the city's website at KCMO org for updates. Regarding these street conversions.

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Eight city employees and one city team were honored at the 20th annual public employees. Recognition day awards ceremony on May seventh at the Municipal Auditorium, the greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board hosted this event, which annually honors men and women who serve as federal state and local government employees. Now, let's check in with some of our city's departments for information and insight.

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Well, welcome to our groundbreaking for some improvements here in hidden valley park, and I guess one of our goals is to make Hidden Valley less hidden so that it becomes one of the premier parks in the Northland of the city and we're glad to be here today for a very important groundbreaking event. I've got a few comments, I'm going to make a little later on, but first thing I'd like to do is ask Dave, mecklenburg and Dave, of course, is one of our park commissioners to come forward and make some comments. Commissioner, Mecklenburg.

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Very pleased to see some activity happening in this park, the the master plan and the beginning of the development of the park, which is long long overdue. The population around here is, is growing and getting thicker. The usage potential is going to be much greater. So again, thank you all for coming and Alan. Would you know the Commissioner? Would you like to say something.

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Thanks Dave also I'd like to say thank you to Keith for all his efforts here, I think actually, the first time at Keith. We talked about this park, so it's great to be here today. This is a quite a gym for our system, especially up here in the Northland and with this part of the park, and then the Natural Area. It's just a great area here.

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For this whole neighborhood and I'm really glad that we can do something here too, it's needed some little TLC for a little while and so now we can provide that and glad that we're doing that so glad you all are here today and we can start start working on this. Thank you.

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It used to be that really the highlight beyond the nature trail, which, if you haven't gone down the trails on the south side of the park, you should and take advantage of the opportunity while you can, but the other main programming element was this parking lot that we all use, but now we're going to change that we're going to get another parking lot, but even more so we're going to have a trail for individuals to use we're going to have a nine hole, disc golf course for people to use and that's exciting because it brings more people here which makes it a safer park and a much more fun park to go to it's an opportunity to bring your kids here and I brought mine today, they're going to they're going to have a little fun, throwing some dirt so stand back when that happens.

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But this really is an opportunity for us to take another example of infrastructure that has been needed in this part of Clay County for a long time. That's.

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A that's why we're here today I think it's time to grab some shovels and then we want to get to your family up here. Scott well,.

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You can't keep him away, grassman.

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Shovels so ready.

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Magic pictures cam free we're going to dig one two three.

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The Police Athletic League recently held their grand reopening at the pal center. The event was held to celebrate the completion of the new football and baseball field, and the my read of improvements made this past year. Powell also used the opportunity to thank the many corporate partners who made the 750,000 worth of improvements possible.

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Lot of the changes that we've had down here include a new roof in an area that the roof was leaking. All new gutters for the building the whole exterior of the building has been painted. We have a whole new parking lot. We have. The NFL gave us a hundred thousand dollars so that we could put in a football field for our kids. We've had several contractors who donated fill dirt so that we could build a baseball field.

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We have cleaned the facility, many many times, I'm just cleaning the facility alone and then watching the kids walk in when they have a clean environment has been so rewarding. Last.

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Couple years have been kind of tough, because I've lost my mom. Recently um we lost her in 2010 to breast cancer. Sadly, but hmm was everyone here, Donna Powell, they've, really comfort me back.

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When I was little, I, think officers were mean and all they would do is rest and take people to jail, but once I him how it changed a lot, because I would see that police officers aren't really that bad as I thought they were actually really nice and they're a good time from.

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Day one, you can see a change with the kids when they see that we are not just police officers, but we care and we're human beings having.

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The police officers interact with these kids is absolutely key. The areas that these kids live in are not safe areas. This facility gives them a place to come that safe, it's fun it's nurturing and their interactions with the cops and a positive way changes lies every single day. One afternoon, I came down to the center late in the day and I sat down to next to a little girl and I asked her her name. She was all by herself.

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The whole gym was full of people and I asked her name, and she told me her name, and she was ten years old and she was very sad and I asked her if I could do something to help and she instantly started crying, and she said that she hadn't had breakfast that day and that she wanted to kill herself at 10 years old, because she had absolutely no friends.

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Those are the kind of kids that you interact down here with and if you can help them make a connection with other kids or with one of the police officers to let them know that we do care about them and they are valued. That's why we do it. The.

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Needs are many and ongoing if you would like to make a donation to the pal center or become a volunteer. Please visit.

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Www Attis have a safe week.

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Part of the process of enforcing the Food Safety Code in Kansas City is making sure that food establishment, staff and management are trained in food safety and know the food code classes for both food handlers and food managers are available at the health department and you can register by calling 8 165 136 3 15 or visit our website.

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Wwk cmor g / health, because we understand that not everyone can make it out to these classes. We also offer online training classes for food handlers. The health department is currently partnered with two organizations to provide these trainings statefoodsafety.com and premier food safety. Both trainings are available through our website.

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Wherever you plan to work, if you are required to get a food handler card, we encourage you to contact your local health department or visit their website to find an approved training provider. Unfortunately, internet search engines don't always provide the best information on which trainings are officially accepted at the different jurisdictions. If you have any further questions on food safety in Kansas, City Missouri, you can contact us by calling 8, 165, 136, 3, 15 or visit our website.

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Looking ahead, the city invites residents to a community meeting regarding 63rd street and prospect avenue redevelopment. The meeting will take place thursday may 16 from 6 to 730 p.m. at the southeast community center city staff will present residents with environmental investigation results and will share ideas for possible future uses of the site. The city's rebuild kc, neighborhood mini grant program will accept, grant applications through June twenty-eighth, rebuild Casey will award grants up to 2000 to register neighborhoods whose projects foster partnerships and build upon existing assets for more information or to apply visit.

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Kcmo org, slash, rebuild kc registered neighborhoods committed to making their community a little bit greener, may apply to the KC Green neighborhood recognition program. The program will award neighborhoods that have implemented sustainable practices with KC Green, neighborhood signage and eco kit. Recognition in city, publications and more applications are due june third and can be accessed online at KCMO org, slash, KC Green for more information about this or any of today's stories. Please log on to KCMO org scroll to the bottom right hand, corner and click on the weekly report for links that does it.

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For this edition of the weekly report, I'm Fred Schneider have a great week.

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