Trash delayed Monday for MLK Day
They city will observe Martin Luther King Jr. day on Monday, Jan. 20, meaning curbside trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day and city offices, including the 311 Call Center, will be closed.
Residents who usually have Monday ...
Trash amnesty days coming up after July 4th
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July 4th next week is a city holiday, meaning there is no trash pickup.
But for the week after July 4 (July 5-10), ...
Citizens deputized to enforce nuisance sign ordinance
The city says signs like this one are illegal if they are placed in the public right-of-way or on utility poles, yet many companies have been illegally placing signs for years. Kansas City will now be one of the cities like Overland Park where ...
Main Street project proves cigarette butt litter can be reduced
There’s an interesting project over on Main Street. MainCor is trying to figure out if it can reduce litter by reducing the number of cigarette butts that get tossed. They’re doing public education and putting these receptacles outside places ...
MainCor fights back against cigarette butts
Where to drop your butts? Not down the storm drain. On Main Street, these cigarette butt containers are intended to fight litter.
Litter – including nasty cigarette butts – is a big concern in Midtown. On Main Street, the folks at the Main ...
Headline: Midtown residents taking litter seriously
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With all the problems an urban neighborhood faces, what difference would picking up litter every week on every block ...
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