The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
June1
That's the headline from the front page of the KC Star today. You should read it...heed it.
During the Public Comments portion of the meeting I once again voiced my concerns regarding the incursion of water and debris during the last rain event as well as the Eastside pump station alarm going off during the same event. In addition, I reminded the City officials of the last sewage spill in October (seven plus months) and the lack of response on the City's part. I expressed my concern about the next event...not if it will happen, but when...and the potential cataclysmic effect it could have on our Lake, our property.
Read the article.
"Kansas City officials said the timing coincided with the heavier rains area had been experiencing since 2008, which caused most of the overflows."
"Spragg finally called the EPA but was told he needed to call the city. He did, and eventually called the EPA again. Nothing, he said. I got hem-hawed around"
This is reassuring:
"Kansas City officials acknowledged that the station(Birmingham) had massive problems, but said many of the city's other pumps did , too."
Sound familiar?
"As far as not responding to Birmingham residents' complaints about the problem, Williamson said he did not remember receiving any."
The BOA/Mayor response to my comments was tepid at best. No call to action here. So while the City devotes time and energy to new city monuments and WLIC is readying a C point renovation, the elephant in the room remains. What can we expect in our Lake?
"Human feces, toilet paper and used condoms..."
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4 comments:
I do not understand Jerry's lack of concern or the WLIC not being more agressive. Our property value and way of life is at stake. Do we just have to take KC's (crap)? Literally? Is this what we want for our kids and grandkids?
The article says that "But his [Williamson's] cell phone number is public, he said, and Kansas Citians should call him regarding sewer bypass problems at 816-804-8117.
Is this a number that we WL residents should be calling if the Mayor will not?
Maybe we can inundate his cell with calls next time. There is a problem.
I would think that there would be a cell record generated that could be used in a court of law as evidence that calls have been made?
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/10/2008201/sewage-spills-in-northland-spark.html#ixzz0qaCZqeTq
anyone know why the levels are high today and why the lake got closed?
There have been repeated news announcements over the years about sewage spills at Weatherby Lake. There aren’t news announcement every time WLIC tests the water and confirms it’s safe. If Joe Public has the impression Weatherby Lake’s water is continually contaminated, who would want to buy here? This has got to be hurting property values and sales.
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