RDA Meeting Report
The Raytown Democratic Association held its monthly meeting Thursday evening. Four speakers of note were in attendance. Theresa Garza, candidate for Alderman in Ward 4 introduced herself to the crowd and gave a well rounded report of her history.
Theresa
holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri
Kansas City, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration through Park University
with an emphasis on Government Business Relations and Public Management, and an
Economic Developer Certification from the University of Oklahoma.”
This is
not Ms. Garza’s first political campaign. She also served two terms on the
Jackson County Legislature (2006 – 2015).
The
larger of the two projects is a sanitary sewer project covering a residential
and commercial area approximately 1.25 square miles in area. The project will
upgrade and replace old sanitary sewer lines in an area. Walters reported the
project is cost estimated at approximately 1.5 million dollars. The project is
funded by tax dollars paid through sewer bills and held in reserve for upgrade
of sanitary sewer lines in Raytown.
Greg also reported on plans to upgrade the 59th Street and Raytown Trafficway intersection later this summer. The project would solve flooding problems as the intersection experienced during heavy rains. The flooding is undermining the sub-structure of the street. The Raytown Water Company will be replacing water lines under the intersection during construction as well. Funding for the 59th Street Project comes from the State of Missouri, Department of Natural Resources.
Mr. Barnes gave a report on Governor Mike Parson's annual address on the State of Missouri. Barnes gave the Governor high marks for focusing on social needs, and attention to area infrastructure in Missouri.
According to Barnes. A notable project on the Governor’s list was for improvements on Interstate 70 by expanding the two lanes. The area would include traffic lanes from where I-70 is reduced from two lanes (east and west) to three lanes in Eastern Jackson County. The project would speak up traffic flow in Eastern Jackson County thereby creating economic development opportunities to the area.
The
Jackson County Sports Authority is the governing body that will have a lot to
say about what happens in the next seven years. The Sports Authority reports to
the Jackson County Legislature which will have the final decision on plans
going forward after 2030.
Ms.
Peyton also told those assembled that Jackson County is planning on placing at 3% sales
tax on the sale of recreational marijuana on the ballot in the near future. This increase is expected to raise the sales tax on the sale of recreational marijuana to approximately 20%.
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| BY GREG WALTERS |
Potholes are holes in the roadway that vary in size and shape. They are caused by caused by the expansion and contraction of ground water after the water has entered into the ground under the pavement. When water freezes, it expands. Think of when ice cubes are made.
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| A size 12 shoe illustrates the size of this pothole. |
Use the link at the end of this story. It will take you to a page on the City's Website entitled Potholes And Road Concerns.
Choose the the heading entitled Pothole Report Form. Fill out the form, be sure to include the address location of the pothole. If all goes well, your pothole should be gone within ten working days.
The form also has telephone contact numbers if you have concerns that need to be addressed.
Use the following link to access the Pothole Report Form.
Pot Hole Complaint Form
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10 comments:
How come all your comments say test?
When we change over from one publication to the next we also change over the "comments" section you are reading now. For instance, the posts previous to the one we placed yesterday were reports on some public works improvements coming to Raytown this Spring and Summer. That was last week's news. The "TESTS" are our due diligence to make sure the links work properly. We usually delete them right after the test is complete. The person who put the page together probably was probably interrupted before making the deletions. The error has been corrected.
We have also found that while deleting the "tests" from he comment page we also inadvertently deleted a comment from a blogger regarding streets.
We apologize for the mishap. Unfortunately, once a comment is deleted it cannot be retrieved. If the person who wrote that blog still has the comment, please resend it and we will re-publish it.
Thank you for the pothole reporting link.
I have used the online pot hole complaint form and can attest to the fact it works good. Every time I've used it, the pot hole is fixed in 2-3 days, weather permitting.
Greg, my family and I are so happy that you are running again!! And Ms. Garza? What a pleasant surprise! Experience, dedication and common sense all around! Onwards and upwards! On to greater things.
I like that you put out where you will be spending the Bond money in Raytown!! So I'm assuming being we have left over bond money their will be other improve ment to other locations for sewers?? Their is still $5.4 Millon left!! I'm watching to make sure this Bond money goes where it it was voted for on the sewers!!
Additional I'd like to see our State Governer to promote updating the electrical grid within our state!! Get that done please so we don't end up with blackouts!!
Thanks!!
-Their is still $5.4 Millon left!! I'm watching to make sure this Bond money goes where it it was voted for on the sewers!!-
YES! There is enough money to work with! Common sense, creativity, deliberation and patience will accomplish what we need to get done around here. ~ °°°~ In this TEN SQUARE MILE community.~°°°~
The bond money for the sewers will not be used all at once. The city will have bids in place for each phase of the work and will drawn down the money for only that phase. They have already identified the work to be done, which is good, but don't look for all the money to be used at once. The city has 10 years to use all the money.
The governor doesn’t control that. The power companies do. The biggest problem is all the lines in Raytown are overhead lines.
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