tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post5102289799635281881..comments2024-03-27T13:12:00.821-05:00Comments on RAYTOWN REPORT: Greg Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133276387013984873noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-27187129396047791332012-04-07T08:16:05.373-05:002012-04-07T08:16:05.373-05:00Anon 4-6-2012 @ 11:17 AM,
Might I just say that i...Anon 4-6-2012 @ 11:17 AM,<br /><br />Might I just say that it doesn't take an educated person to understand that you can make all of the laws you want and put all the teeth in it that is needed.<br /><br />Until those who are hired to enforece that law get up and enforce the law nothing has been done to improve the issue the law was made to address.<br /><br />A prime example of useless laws and a false sense of improving the community imagie can be found in on the books in Raytown now. They cover things like property maintance and go unenforced in our city and signal a notification to the crimal element that you and your activity are welcome in our city.<br /><br />To think the citizens of Raytown keep elected officals to city hall that bring just the type of people to our city that they should be working to keep out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-43744978476869099882012-04-06T19:49:39.903-05:002012-04-06T19:49:39.903-05:0011L17 AM, I wonder if KCMO is pursuing the nuisanc...11L17 AM, I wonder if KCMO is pursuing the nuisance sign issue or the budget issue? They just cut the Fire Department budget and are laying off firefighters. Sounds like they badly need money. The fines go up to $1000! It sounds like a way to raise revenue.<br /><br />I do agree Raytown needs to pursue this problem and will have more to day on Tuesday.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-46536650152675184912012-04-06T11:17:39.487-05:002012-04-06T11:17:39.487-05:00Good to see that someone is taking the trashing of...Good to see that someone is taking the trashing of our cities seriously. I wonder if Raytown will follow and come up with a law with some teeth in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-75259105567480047092012-04-05T16:48:00.751-05:002012-04-05T16:48:00.751-05:00I wish my friends a happy and joyous Easter.
Andy...I wish my friends a happy and joyous Easter.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-5179359261363279152012-04-04T11:07:57.060-05:002012-04-04T11:07:57.060-05:007:33AM,
Are you kidding? The Socialist Fascist Fe...7:33AM,<br />Are you kidding? The Socialist Fascist Feif ain't going to pick stuff up for you. They think you are lucky that they are operating the dump.<br /><br />You can try calling REAP and other organizations. <br /><br />My suggestion is leave it out on trash collection day. If the stuff is still useable but used, call a charity like DAV, Goodwill, etc. and ask for a bick up.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-80317476221071395442012-04-04T07:33:38.528-05:002012-04-04T07:33:38.528-05:00Will the city come out and pick up stuff for the c...Will the city come out and pick up stuff for the city clean up day? I have a lot of stuff I want to get rid of but no way to get it to the dumpsite.<br /><br />Is there is an organization that is helping like REAP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-76110899276143804942012-04-03T07:14:56.896-05:002012-04-03T07:14:56.896-05:00Pat,
Glad to see they went to more flexible hours...Pat,<br /><br />Glad to see they went to more flexible hours. I would have liked to have been in on the discussion when plans were made but could not get there before 6:00 p.m.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-54704909556450778572012-04-03T07:04:52.266-05:002012-04-03T07:04:52.266-05:00For anybody interested the following
may be of int...For anybody interested the following<br />may be of interest:<br /><br />Streetscape Public Open House: A public open house on the Central Business District (CBD) Streetscape Design will be held on Monday April 16th from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Raytown City Hall. Residents, business owners, and anyone else who is interested in the project are invited to stop by anytime to see the plans that the Steering Committee has developed. This is an open house format so anyone can stop by anytime to view the information and work that the Steering Committee has developed for the streetscape plan over the past few months. Steering Committee members are invited to attend the open house as well. The project consultant team along city staff will also be available to answer questions about the design and the process for constructing the proposed streetscape improvements.Pat Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753840266376084738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-4534688263822489222012-04-02T16:43:46.222-05:002012-04-02T16:43:46.222-05:00Here is a good use to the Green Space:
RAY...Here is a good use to the Green Space: <br /><br /><br />RAYTOWN FIRE DISTRICT RETAIL FIREWORKS2012 CHANGES<br />For the 2012 season the City of Raytown has chosen to allow fireworks tents to be set up on grass. While this is different from years past the following items still apply to all locations.<br />Ø<br /> <br />Locations must be zoned either commercial or industrial.<br />Ø<br /> <br />Site or location of the tent must be returned to the same or better conditionthan it was on June 27, 2012.<br />Ø<br /> <br /> A minimum of twenty (20) parking spaces per location, which shall be contiguous to the stand and shall be hard surface pavement or an existing gravel parking surface. <br />Ø<br /> <br /> All vegetation beneath the tent shall be; removed, covered with a non-combustible material, or treated with a flame retardant chemicalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-89596909481547126092012-04-02T12:10:09.144-05:002012-04-02T12:10:09.144-05:00Drug testing should be for all on the School Board...Drug testing should be for all on the School Board that voted to spend all that money on those football fields while test scores keep going down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-17688868626924991572012-04-02T07:49:55.225-05:002012-04-02T07:49:55.225-05:00I will vote for anyone for school board who will w...I will vote for anyone for school board who will work to end the random drug testing of the students. My children should not be treated like criminals to attend school. They are guilty until proven innocent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-8837544055186481032012-04-01T21:18:51.500-05:002012-04-01T21:18:51.500-05:00Apparently Mahesh is quite fluent in "Governm...Apparently Mahesh is quite fluent in "Government Speak." In other words saying something but at the same time leaving a way to disavow the statement. I have heard this from others in other fields. In other words they are "twisting their words!" I was having an argument with a high up bank official recently and found it impossible to make my point with this person.<br /><br />I though photo ID was required in the State of Misery in order to vote. I agree it should be required. Otherwise how do we know the person casting the ballot is really the correct person. IDs are required for almost anything i.e. driving, notarizing a document, writing a check, opening a PO Box, opening a bank account, buying tobacco or alcohol, and sometimes even using a credit card! It is a common occurrence to to be asked for ID. Presenting ID is no problem for me and I expect to be asked on certain occasions. Photo ID should be required of every voter. I suggest the type of ID and number (IE drivers' license number) be entered in the Poll records of those voting.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-82002172075060383302012-04-01T20:59:46.610-05:002012-04-01T20:59:46.610-05:00Upon reading your post about voter fraud, and havi...Upon reading your post about voter fraud, and having more stringent identification, I could not agree more. We (collectedly) have to show a photo ID for just about everything. However, when it comes to voting, there is often "resistance", and sad to say it is often the Democratic Party that is most often the strongest voice against it. I have nothing wrong with having to show a photo ID, as long as it is required by law. I do not know how much influence you have with the Democrat Party, here in Jackson County, but from what I have seen, they are the ones who are the primary opposition against any photo identification. Often the so called reasons are not really that valid, and there could be ways to accommodate those who "supposedly" do not have a photo ID. However, until certain powers at be in a certain political party are willing to accept this, it will continue to be a moot point.KMCCLAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-57439527818599063302012-04-01T20:52:21.904-05:002012-04-01T20:52:21.904-05:00Anonymous At Least I Get It,
I agree Clean Up cou...Anonymous At Least I Get It, <br />I agree Clean Up could be a fund raiser for REAP. Some of the stuff being dumped is worth keeping (to someone.) One man's trash is another man's treasure.<br /><br />A friend moved away from Raytown a few years ago. He set some really nice stuff on the curb with a FREE sign. I wasn't interested because I live in a miniature house and have no room for it.<br /><br />When I lived in Colorado, the guy behind me set out an old desk. I needed a computer desk so asked for a price. It was free and he delivered it because I had no way to move it. Also a neighbor in CO had a garage sale and what didn't sell was set stuff out for the trash. I picked up a cassette storage file. Didn't want to spend money, but when it was free, it was worth picking up.<br /><br />One City Official told me the he won't read the blog because many entries are unsigned. Another official actually made a comment about something I wrote, so either he read it or someone is reading and reporting. Doesn't matter how but messages sometimes get through. Also I know Alderpeople who read this blog because they want to KNOW what the people are thinking so obviously they see value to this blog.<br /><br />EVERYONE PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE ON TUESDAY FOR SCHOOL BOARD. Remember these are the people who spend 69% of our personal property tax dollars.Andy Whitemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-44781566659108869352012-04-01T20:51:22.370-05:002012-04-01T20:51:22.370-05:00Andy,
I agree there other solutions at times for ...Andy,<br /><br />I agree there other solutions at times for items that are no longer wanted by the current owner, but one of the furniture I have seen at the streets in Raytown should just be burned. Now in to be fair I cannot say what the condition of it was when it went to the curb. I often wonder why the city cleanup couldn’t be in the summer where the school district could work with REAP to collect the items and sell at rock bottom prices and help fund programs supported by REAP. This also lessens the burden on landfills.<br /><br />As for the signs that say free, I have seen others move things along faster by putting the item at the curb with a sign that said $50 only to find the item gone in the next day. It seems that many are more likely to take that item off your hand when they believe it is worth something to the owner and that the owner shouldn't have left it at the curb unwatched.<br /><br />In regards to the cities that do offer a curb side city cleanup program actually end up picking up very little and even less now that hard times have hit. Many people will drive around looking for items to take home and call their own or for items they can recycle to make a little money.<br /><br />When the grandparent-in-laws and mother-in-law were still alive we would go down to the small town where they lived and help them go through stuff each year. Before we would leave late on Sunday evening seventy-five percent of the stuff was gone. Their city also would do the project ward by ward with a ward a week assigned for cleanup. This way the regular city employees would take care of the disposal with no additional impact to the city. The home owners did have to separate the stuff by category and had some items they could not set out, but it was always a very productive program and helped keep the little town clean.<br /><br />Over the years, many have continued to complain about our city’s inability to keep our city clean and attractive. Instead of doing something to address the issue the fine folks at city hall complain that the complainers on this blog are just negative people. In a time when bulling is no longer socially acceptable it is sad that our elected official would rather bully those who own and write on this blog then address the issues brought up on this blog or in any other forum. Until those at city hall start acknowledging that in Raytown we have issues with properties that need to be cleaned up our city officials is no better than an alcoholic who cannot admit they have a drinking problem.At Least I Get Itnoreply@blogger.com