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How would you like to live next to this jungle (7910 Potomac)? Been this way for weeks and way beyond city code, which was changed not that long ago. BOA was very concerned over maintenance of property...well maybe not that concerned. The property wouldn't be "on the way" for either West Ward aldermen, so this would escape them. But then again the Police and Public Works do occasionally motor down the Potomac. Gives a new meaning to the phrase, "Going Green", doesn't it?

Clean Up Your Act

If you are disposed, tomorrow (Saturday) you can join some of your favorite friends and Aldermen for a City CleanUp...picking up trash and stuff on the city right-of-way. Report for duty @ 9AM, @ City Hall in your work duds, work gloves. What to you get for the effort? A cleaner city and the Mayor will give you a dog...hot dog that is.

I Can't Get No...

Citizen Satisfaction
(From the "Funk's" Blog in 08 )
"On Aug. 29, I was joined by Julie Floyd and other representatives of the Community Coalition to Fix Barry Road and Mayor Jerry Boss of Weatherby Lake in pushing for the City to take action on an unfinished project at Barry Road and Rush Creek. The coalition was formed after a deadly accident that occurred on April 10, 2004. Since then, they have gathered 10,000 signatures from residents urging action to be taken on this unsafe section of Barry Road.

That is more than four years ago, and the bridge remains unrepaired. I have been told this will take another two years to fix. That is unacceptable. It took about that long to build the Sprint Center.
Surely we can do better.
I pledge to work with City staff, the City of Weatherby Lake and residents to make the repairs in a timely manner.
We are continuing to expose our residents to unsafe conditions and making life much harder for the residents of Weatherby Lake. We need to be a better regional neighbor"
Mayor Mark Funkhouser

According to Mayor Jerry in the latest issue of WLL "There is progress happening" Best I can tell the progress is double the budget (payment to KCMO) for "texturing" the walls at the BRB and after last evenings downpour, substantial progress in the runnoff coming down what used to be Barry Road west of the bridge...the ground has been laid bare and the rains transported sediment to...the Lake. Now that's progress. Satisfaction? You make the call.

For Your Viewing Pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSYW

Barely Road Improvements

Shirley BarberCity Clerk's OfficeCity Hall, 25th Floor-----CONTACT: City Communications Office 816-513-1349
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2010Barry Road improvement work to start May 10The City of Kansas City, Mo., Public Works Department is advising motorists that a project to improve traffic flow on NW Barry Road, east of I-29, will begin on May 10. The project includes improvements to the intersections of NW Barry Road and Boardwalk Avenue/Roanridge Road and NW Barry Road and Ambassador/Barrybrooke Drives. It is anticipated that work will be complete by Thanksgiving. During construction, motorists should anticipate temporary lane closures and use the following alternate routes: I-29 and NW 72nd Street interchange to access AMC Movie Theaters, Barrywoods. Congress and Tiffany Springs Road to access the Marketcenter (Target/Best Buy/JC Penney/Home Depot/Sports Authority.) Tiffany Springs Road to access Zona Rosa. St. Clair (behind St. Luke's Hospital) to access Wal-Mart and Lowe's.These improvements are designed to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and enhance safety. Since 1996, traffic on this section of NW Barry Road has increased from 27,000 to 42,000 cars per day. It is anticipated that traffic will increase to 57,500 cars per day by the year 2030. This section of Barry Road services a major Kansas City Area Transit Authority, KCATA station. Improvements should reduce travel delays for both automobile and bus traffic. Media inquiries and other requests for more information about this closure should be directed to Dennis Gagnon, public information officer for the Public Works Department, 816-513-2659.