RAYTOWN REPORT

Use thi s link to  COMMENT Stand with your neighbors in Raytown BY KHADIJAH HARDAWAY My name is Khadijah Hardaway. I am the Lead Organizer for Justice for Wyandotte, the movement (hosted by Broadway Church, KCMO). I am the Social Action Chair for Grant Chapel African Methodist Church. I am also a homeowner in the Park Dell neighborhood. My backyard faces the main shelter house at Colman Park in Raytown. Today I stand with my Park Dell and Village Green neighborhoods. My husband and I recently purchased our home here in Raytown, Christmas a year ago. One of the perks of purchasing the home was Colman Park because of our desire to stay fit and recreational time with family and friends.   After meeting our neighbors, we quickly learned the park has an abundance of issues and at the core was violence. My neighbors felt unsafe. When the teenager was murdered in Colman Park, June 15, 2019, I lived behind City Hall and remember the commotion that could be heard for block...

Raytown sets up Cares  Act  Fund for Small Business and Individuals BY GREG WALTERS The City of Raytown has allocated $200,000 for individuals and small businesses in Raytown who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. Money for these funds come from the Federal Government and is distributed to local municipalities by Jackson County, Missouri. The official name of the program is CARES Act Small Business Grant and Individual Assistance Funds. The program in Raytown has been set up by the Raytown Board of Aldermen to distribute funds to the public and small businesses. SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS Small business owners may receive reimbursements up to $5,000 and  $10,000. The reimbursement can be used for utility expenses. The reimbursement can be used for personal protective equipment. The reimbursement can be used for expenses incurred when employees work from home. INDIVIDUAL GRANTS Individuals may apply for grants for past due rent, mortgage and utility payments from the...

Every Picture Tells a Story . . . The owner of the bed and breakfast gave us directions to the coast. He said to walk down the beach about a mile and you will find "hole in the wall". I asked how we would know we were there. He told me, "don't worry, you will know it when you see it." The picture was taken at low tide at about 11:00 a.m. in the morning on the west coast of the Olympian Peninsula, just west of Forks, Washington. The place where the popular Twilight vampire movies are filmed. Renovated Retail Outlets in Raytown's Future? by Greg Walters Fit Bottomed Babies Makes Debut Just Say No! by Jenn Walters Last Week's Poll Results NEWS AND VIEWS by Greg Walters Renovated Retail Outlets in Raytown's Future? Some interesting developments that will affect local retail shopping landscape are quietly taking place in or near Raytown. Foremost is a renovation of the Brywood Shopping Center at 63rd Street and Blue Ridge. A kick-off and groundbre...