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We can do much better
63rd and Blue Ridge Cutoff is the most travelled intersection in Raytown. It is designated as a Gateway to the west entrance of Raytown that crosses over to Kansas City. 

63rd Street is one of only a few streets that stretches the entire width of our city from the east to the west.

So why is the photograph on the right of the front end of someone's car been on display at the 63rd and Blue Ridge Cutoff  intersection?

The debris has been hangingpartially on the traffic island into 63rd Street for nearly a week.

If a tow truck was involved, City Hall should have a serious meeting about their responsibility of removing the "entire" wreckage from disabled vehicles on our roadways.

If the debris was left behind by an irresponsible motorist then the City should remove the junk from Raytown's busiest intersection. The powers that be at City Hall should have the debris removed as quickly as if were sitting in the parking lot at Raytown City Hall.

Pride in our community should be something we show through action. The lack of action in taking care of the business of maintaining our streets and neighborhoods should be at the top of our list of things to do in Raytown.

Homeowners Distrust
of City Hall Grows
BY PAUL LIVIUS
DEVELOPER CALLS OFF PUBLIC MEETING ON 5835 BLUE RIDGE PROPERTY

Approximately two years ago, seven of the ten members of the Raytown Board of Aldermen gave approval for the development of a gasoline station / convenience store / liquor store to be built at 5835 Blue Ridge Boulevard.

Fast forward to today. The owner of the property did not meet an 18 month deadline to begin the project. The announcement of homeowners close to the proposed gas/liquor/convenience store gave a collective sigh of relief.

Homeowners living near the location were informed three to five days before the meeting by mail from the developer to hear of his plans to re-submit* his application.

A large number of Raytown homeowners living near the 5835 Blue Ridge Property Boulevard were on hand for the so-called four o’clock “informational meeting” with the developer. Ward 3 Alderwoman Janet Emerson and Ward 1 Alderman Greg Walters were also in attendance

At 3:55 a city employee from the Community Development Department entered the entrance to the Council Chambers and announced the developer had called off the meeting.

This caused an immediate reaction from the homeowners on hand who questioned (1) why the meeting was called off . . . and (2) . . . who had given the messenger the direction to notify them. To which the messenger said she “did not know who told her” to post signs up announcing the meeting had been called off!

And people say Raytown City Hall is not transparent!

The event was a black eye for the City Administration on the rezoning of the property. It was appeared to the homeowners from the neighborhood waiting for the meeting to start that the cancellation of the meeting was contrived by City Hall and the developer.

All that was accomplished was a deepening of the mistrust between homeowners and City Hall.

We will continue to follow and report on this story as it slowly unravels.

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