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Every Picture tells a Story (part 2)

Just before Thanksgiving we announced an art display of photography by Greg and Mecee Walters. As some are aware, Greg and Mecee had displayed some of their work at the Raytown Library on Raytown Road. This "new" display at Raytown City Hall does have some of the material shown at the Library.

This showing is expanded . . . with a mix of photos shown at the library and some new ones as well.  

The showing is open to the Public during Raytown City Hall operating hours . . . 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday throughout the month of December. 

The following photo (which is not being shown at City Hall) is a sample of what you can expect to see.

The picture is of a narrow city "street" between two buildings in Budapest, Hungary. The business owners along the street have painted the cobblestones with bright colors to lead potential customers to their stores. It worked well enough to lead us down the street.

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Tax Forgiveness for vendors of Raytown event raises eyebrows

The Publisher of Raytown Community News (Morris Melloy) sent us a copy of a message he received from Ward 4 Alderman Theresa Garza. The message was one of putting out the word for the Raytown Community Tree Lighting program. The event has been held in Raytown for a number of years and, if the weather cooperates, usually brings out a good number of people to view the lighting.

What we found puzzling was the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Alderwoman Garza's message in which she wrote:

"NO RAYTOWN BUSINESS LICENSE IS REQUIRED FOR VENDORS OR POP-UPS FOR THIS EVENT!! (food trucks need county and state permits and Kansas City Metro HOA fire sticker, but no Raytown business is required for this event day)."

$20 for Non-Profits/Municipalities
$35 for Food Trucks, Vendors, Pop-ups.

The language of the notice is confusing to say the least. If there is not a "business license" required, then why are they charging $20 to $35 for operating a business at the event?

It is also questionable that anyone at City Hall has the authority to arbitrarily not charge a city tax that was put in place by the City Council.

From our point of view, it is not vendors that will bring a crowd. 

It all comes down to the weather, Good weather will undoubtedly bring out more people. Cold windy conditions, and even worse, cold rain, will dampen any outdoor event a this time of the year.

In other words, Pray for a small heat wave to hit the area next weekend.

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