MeetingsThis Week

• Entrance Advisory Group Committee, Tonight, 6:30 PM, City Hall.
• Monthly BOA, Tuesday, 7 PM, City Hall.
  

Hook, Line and Xmas Trees

From a recent email to the Fishing Club email list:

"John and I went 2 Walmart Stores and picked up 2 loads Monday and had to throw them off the trailer at the top of the hill at Venita because the road was blocked by snow that was plowed from the roads, I called George and he plowed the road for us, Thank you George"

The road mentioned is the WLIC Venita Access road, private property. I know George's heart was in the right place, unfortunately his (or his Bos') head was not. Use of City equipment for private purposes is out of bounds. The Fishing Club seems to have a special place in this regard (see a past post "Freezer Burn"). Next time you get snowed in your driveway try flagging the City snow plow for a little assistance...don't think that will happen..

Final Summary 09

One last post looking back on 09, October and the first post of November . I figure you can review Nov/Dec on your own if you haven't looked at them or remember...or both.

• No WL Audit for 08, possibly none for 09 as well.
• WL conducts shredding event, part of MARC grant.
• EAGC estimates cost of monuments to be in neighborhood of $500,000.
• EAGC kicks off fund raising.
• KCMO Fire Chief Dyer assures SPAD, MAST transition to KCMO Fire will be seamless.
• Oct 30, "RoboBob calls WL homes with "heat advisory".
• Second RoboBob amends warning to advise of sewage spill and lake closure.
• WL advised of spill that occurred on October 28.
• "Avoid Weatherby Lake State Warns" headline from KC Star.
  

09 Review, September

• DNR audit cites City for failure to collect primacy fee.
• KCMO pays up $50,000 for replacement of entrance monuments along Barry Road.
• BOA prefers no pay raise for City employees in 2010.
• Hoy alludes to an "issue" related to "personnel" and potential audit of finances.
• "Sewage Spills Into Lake" post of 9/11 describes spill at Prairie Lee Lake...I muse if WL is prepared...See October.
• Barry Road Bridge removed.
• Bos quoted by KCTV5 saying BRB was supposed to be completed by January (09).
  

2010

Happy New Year to all, best wishes and hopes of health and prosperity for you and your family this New Year!

Biggest challenges for 2010 for WL? That's pretty simple, here's my shot:

• Protect and defend our lake. A watershed year for our watershed. Will the leadership of WLIC and the City step up to the plate? The Barry Road project will reach a crescendo this year, the results could be devastating for the lake, for our property values. Will KCMO be held accountable for the multiple sewage spills in our lake?
• Fiscal responsibility. Both the City and WLIC have no problems spending money...our money. Are the right choices being made?
• Infrastructure. Are we taking care of business, both WLIC and City? Prospective buyers of property will be more particular with all the choices in the Northland. Do we have plans that maintain our core?
• Leadership and engagement. Will more folks step up to contribute their talent to WLIC and the City?
• Stay tuned, we will know the answers in 364 days...or less.

That's how I see it, what about you?