Fundraiser for Spay and Neuter Kansas City,

https://yourcitysampler.com/nonprofit/snkc/

Paint Program

 

Click here to learn more

Diversity Scholarship Program

The Diversity Scholarship Program (DSP) supports and strengthens the work of diverse grassroots leaders by sharing with them a broad range of preservation tools and networks. DSP provides financial assistance to individuals from diverse social, economic, racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to attend the National Preservation Conference. Scholarship recipients and alumni also receive preservation news and training resources, firsthand, throughout the year.

DSP has welcomed over 1,100 participants to the program and has helped enrich the overall Conference experience by incorporating diverse perspectives in the Conference’s programming and providing opportunities for conference attendees to learn from these dynamic community leaders.

The National Trust seeks culturally diverse applicants whose attendance at the Conference will benefit their communities and whose commitment to historic preservation will be reinforced by their participation. Recipients will have an opportunity to express their perspectives during the Conference and to take advantage of National Trust programs after the Conference.

Questions? Please contact the Diversity Scholarship Program at scholarship@nthp.org.

ABOPT Drop Off: Saturday, June 2nd for KCMO Residents

Green Solutions

85TH STREET BUS LINE BEGINS IN JULY

Just in case you haven’t already seen some of the signs being posted along 85th Street, Marlborough
residents will soon have bus access to Save-A-Lot at 85th & Holmes, businesses at 85th & Wornall,
and the Ward Parkway Shopping Center at 85th & State Line effective July 1st.

The 85th Street bus line will also help those wanting to connect with other bus routes, such as Troost,
to access the Swope South Health Clinic at 89th & Troost.

These route changes were made possible by a comprehensive study that allowed
residents to make their voices heard. Over 700 comments were received
on existing bus service that led to these changes.

Some of the route involved includes:
·  Route 54 Armour Paseo: Route 54’s southern end will change to provide new service between 85th St. & The Paseo to Ward Parkway Center.
Service at 85th & Prospect will be replaced by Route 175.
Service levels will be adjusted to better match demand: less rush hour service, but twice as much midday service.
·  Route 175: Route 175 will be realigned to serve 85th & Prospect
and replace Route 54 service realigned to Ward Parkway Center.

Service to Overland Park will remain.·  Troost Max Green Line: Troost MAX will provide service between downtown
and Bannister & Drury on weekdays and weekends, and will replace 25 Troost weekend
service to Bannister & Drury.

·  25 Troost:

To match weekday service, Route 25 weekend service will operate between downtown
and 83rd & Troost.

Weekend service south of 83rd St. will be replaced by Troost MAX.

With the upgrade of Troost MAX evening service Route 25 evening service will be shortened.

·  296 Bannister Hillcrest MetroFlex: Scheduled stops will be introduced at the Bannister & Drury
transfer center to improve connections with fixed-route service.

There will be additional changes coming to routes in October.

To get the latest information, go to the ATA’s website, (www.kcata.org), pick up a passenger bulletin, or
call 816-221-0660 to speak to a Call Center Agent.

Beans and Greens

Free paint available for eligible City homeowners

Participants may choose paint colors and receive other supplies

Warmer weather signals the start of many things - one of which is the City of Kansas City, Mo., Paint Program. In 2011, this program provided free paint and supplies to more than 300 homeowners.

"This program helps improve our neighborhoods by assisting homeowners who need a little help with the upkeep of their property," said Doug Bossert, section manager of the Housing and Human Services Division, which manages the Paint Program. "Qualified homeowners receive high-quality exterior paint for their homes at no cost."

Eligible residents must complete an application to receive paint, primer, caulking and other supplies related to the painting of their home. Please note, the total cost of the paint supplies cannot exceed $500. Applicants must also:

- Reside in Kansas City, Mo.
- Own and live in the property to be painted
- Own only one property
- Meet these household income guidelines:
            - One person - $41,100
            - Two people - $46,950
            - Three people - $52,800
            - Four people - $58,650
            - Five people - $63,350
            - Six people - $68,050
            - Seven people - $72,750
            - Eight or more people - $77,450

Paint recipients must make all necessary repairs and properly prepare their home for painting prior to receiving their supplies. After an inspector determines a house is ready to be painted, a voucher will be awarded to the recipients, which allows them to choose an in-store color of Porter paint; no color matching will be done.

To download an application, please visit http://www.kcmo.org/idc/groups/housing/documents/housing/ocs879231-099072.pdf.

For more information or to request an application via mail, call the Housing and Human Services Division, at 816-513-3025.

For media inquiries, please contact Roger Stewart, program supervisor, at 816-513-3253.

Women's Self Defense Seminar

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The focus of the training is on the importance of awareness, prevention, streetwise precaution and most importantly, self defense. This training is both lecture and hands-on. Physical activity is encouraged, but not required. 

Participants are asked to wear athletic type clothing, with no buttons or zippers. Socks and long sleeve shirts are required.

Enrollment is open to females 16 years of age or older; however, anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult. The course is free, but you MUST pre-register. This course is limited to 50 participants.

The June 2, 2012 session will be held at the Police Athletic League gym (P.A.L.) at 1801 White Avenue from 8 am until noon.

The July 14, 2012 session will be held at the Regional Police Academy, 6885 NE Pleasant Valley Rd., from 8 am till noon.

We are hoping to host the August 4, 2012 session at the new South Patrol Complex gymnasium, located at Bannister Rd. and Marion Park Drive.  In the event the campus is not completed, this session will be moved to the P.A.L. gym located at 1801 White.

 Also available:

. ***  Women's Self Defense Video for $10.00 plus $3.00 shipping & handling.

Please call the Regional Police Academy at (816) 413-3500 for further information on the schedule for seminars or for copies of the video.

KCPD launches Nixle community text alerts service

Greetings,



Included in this Informer are:



               -Crime Statistics for the previous week

               -KCPD launches community text alerts

               -Good Neighbor Award Nominations

               -Spring Cleaning








KCPD launches Nixle community text alerts service

To get information to the community as quickly as possible, the Kansas City Missouri Police Department is launching a text message alert system with Nixle.

Nixle Connect allows the department to instantly inform residents of current public safety issues via text/SMS, e-mail, Internet posts, and Twitter. The service is provided at no cost to the department, taxpayers, or residents.

Communications from the KCPD will range from emergency alerts such as Amber Alerts and critical incidents to routine day-to-day information such as violent crime suspects being sought, a burglary pattern, a major traffic incident, or other relevant information to residents.

"With Nixle, citizens can be aware of the current safety issues in their neighborhood," Chief Darryl Forté said. "Informed citizens can be our eyes and ears, helping us solve and prevent crime."

Kansas City residents can sign up to receive free, real-time safety information by texting their zip code or "KCPD" to 888777 or by visiting www.nixle.com <http://www.nixle.com/> . Once registered, users can customize the types of alerts they wish to receive via text, email, and online. Any information users submit is housed on secure Nixle servers and remains anonymous to police staff.

"Additionally, Kansas City will play host to the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game in July," continued Forté. "Nixle Connect provides us with a way to communicate with the tens of thousands of baseball fans who will be attending to keep traffic and people flowing as smoothly as possible, as well as a means to deliver any urgent messages should an emergency arise."

To receive All Star Game-specific messages, text "ALLSTARKC" to 888777.

More than 4,800 government agencies nationwide have adopted Nixle for their means of real-time communications with residents, and more than 700,000 citizens have signed up to take advantage of the service.

"Nixle is an easy, quick and secure mass notification tool for public safety officials to communicate information to the public across multiple channels," stated Eric Liu, Nixle's CEO. "Both residents and visitors to Kansas City can benefit greatly from the service."

About Nixle

Founded in 2007, Nixle is the leader in trusted notification services for law enforcement and government agencies. More than 4,800 government agencies throughout the United States use Nixle to communicate with residents via SMS mobile text messaging, email, the Web, and mobile applications. Over 700,000 citizens rely upon the system. Nixle is strategically partnered with the National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (Nlets) to offer the only public messaging service on the International Justice and Public Safety network, a system owned by the fifty states and serving every criminal justice agency in the US and Canada. Nixle is a privately held company based in San Francisco, CA.

 For more information, visit www.kcpd.org <http://www.kcpd.org/>  or www.nixle.com <http://www.nixle.com/> .

(per email from Marlborough Community Coalition)

In conjunction with the Target Green project, the Blue River Watershed and New Reflections will be holding two rain barrel workshops - one is this Saturday from 9 - 11 am at the home of April Bradshaw; the second one is Thursday, May 3rd at the home of Marilynne Fields.  Addresses are on the attached flyer.  The workshops will demonstrate how to make a rain barrel, how to disconnect your downspouts, and how to build your own rain garden.

There are also some ***FREE*** rain barrels to be installed!  If you are a resident/landlord of a home north of 77th to around 73rd Street between Troost and Highland, you could qualify!  Please call Shockey Consulting (contact information is on the below flyer) to inquire about how to be the first on your block to have one!

Leaf and Brush pick up. April 17th

The City's Spring Leaf and Brush pick-up starts next week (week of April 8th).
CLICK HERE to find dates

* Same day as trash/recycling collection April 17th
* Needs to be at the curbside by 7 a.m. as your trash pickup day
* Limit of 20 lawn debris sacks and/or bundles
* Paper sacks only. NO plastic
* If bundling, brush is to be in a 4' x 2' bundle and tied with twine only
* No duct tape
* No trash
* If you are missed, call 3-1-1 within 24 hours

April 10th:Marlborough Plaza Fountain kick off

We are pleased that the Marlborough Plaza Fountain at 79th & Paseo has been chosen as the kick-off location for the 2012 Kansas City Fountain Day. Fountain Day is when all the fountains in Kansas City are turned on for the season. Please join us at 11:00 a.m. on April 10th for this celebration!

We'll also be celebrating the new renovations at the fountain. This fountain, formerly known as the "Boy and Fish Fountain" was the first one on the Country Club Plaza in 1923. When the Seville Fountain replaced it in 1969, it was moved to 79th & Paseo location, which is the most southern location for a KC fountain. In 2010, the Coalition petitioned the Parks Board to rename the "79th & Paseo Fountain" to the present name of the "Marlborough Plaza Fountain," giving a nod to both its previous home as well as its present.

We hope to see you at 11:00 a.m. on April 10th when "our" fountain, as well as the others in the city will be turned on!

New projects provide hope for KC’s Prospect corridor

Article about the Prospect business in the KC Star, click here to read more

Free Exhibit: Fashions of the Titanic Era

A “Fashions of the Titanic Era” exhibit will be on display at the Kansas City Museum through September 3, 2012. Admission is free.

The exhibit features 36 historic fashions and accessories owned by Kansas City residents during the Edwardian period. You’ll also learn about notable events and happening in Kansas City during the year of Titanic’s fateful voyage (1912).

The Kansas City Museum is located at 3218 Gladston Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri.

Free Pet Vaccinations: March 17th and March 24th

The free vaccination clinics will serve up to 1,000 pets coordinated on a first-come, first- serve basis. Attendees will receive a number upon arrival, with the final number being handed out within 15 minutes of the clinic closing. There are no income or residential restrictions. General wellness appointments will not be available during the free vaccination clinics on March 17^th and 24^th.


Generous funding from the ASPCA will support the two free vaccination clinics from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, March 17^th and Saturday, March 24^th. Clinics will be held at the Heartland SPCA Animal Medical Center at 5428 Antioch Dr. Merriam, KS 66202. Free vaccinations will also be administered to pets receiving the gift of spay/neuter surgery during the month of March.

Click here to learn more

March 31st NEIGHBORHOOD EASTER EGG HUNT

Saturday, March 31 10 A.M. – 12pm

Come one and all, young and old to a neighborhood Easter
egg hunt. Meet your neighbors and enjoy a great springtime
gathering. There will be something for all ages. In the event
of inclement weather, the hunt will be held inside.

HOSTED BY SOUTH BROADLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
7850 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO 64131

Beans & Greens Mobile Market

Marlborough: 8401 Euclid, Kansas City, MO on Thursdays 3 pm - 7 pm


Contact Information
Market Manager: Eugene Brown, III
Phone Number: (816) 517-0945
Email: eugene@beansandgreens.org
Website: http://www.beansandgreens.org/

LET’S GET GROWING!

(via article from Marlborough Community Coalition)

Whether you are interested in growing vegetables to save on
grocery bills, to make a little extra income by selling what you
grow, or you simply love fresh vegetables and digging in the dirt
- help is just around the corner!

Kansas City Community Gardens (KCCG) provides
self-help and educational assistance for their members to grow their own food.
Membership is $2 or $10
(depending on income) and it provides more benefits than
gardeners have zucchini in August, including:

* 10 packages of seeds (your choice)
* 1 bag of fertilizer (approx. 5lbs)
* Community gardening newsletter
* Discount on vegetable plants + additional seeds & fertilizer
* Tiller loan privilege

Membership also includes free attendance at high quality work-
shops offered by KCCG staff. Spring sessions scheduled
for KCCG’s office, 6917 Kensington, are the following:

March 16 & April 6 (noon)
Early Spring Crops

March 19 (6:00-7:30pm)
Vegetable Garden Basics

March 30 (noon)
Raised Bed Gardening


April 13 (noon)
Growing Herbs

April 20 (noon)
Tomatoes and Peppers

April 27 (noon)
Integrated Pest Management

May 18 (noon)
Insects in the Garden

June 1 (noon)
Plant Diseases

To join KCCG and to register for workshops, call 816-931-3877, visit their office or visit their website, www.kccg.org.

If you grow vegetables for the purpose of selling them or if the seeds, fertilizer
and growing expertise gained from a KCCG membership provided you with more produce
than your family can use, the Ivanhoe Small Growers Market designed especially
for neighborhood gardeners, might be just for you.

New this year, the market will be held Fridays from 5:00 -7:00
pm at the Nutter Ivanhoe Neighborhood Center, 37th & Woodland, beginning June 8th
and ending September 28th. It costs $3/week to sell or $48 if you sign up for the entire season.

To find out more about selling or shopping at the market,
contact Andy Volding at 816-377-9947 or avolding@kchealthykids.org.

Free gardening and marketing workshops open to anyone are also offered by the Grown in Ivanhoe project. Andy can provide information about them too.

Need space to grow vegetables on? The Marlborough East Neighborhood is planning
to start a Community Garden this spring. Contact Joyce Walker at jdewalt1@yahoo.com for information.

The Marlborough Coalition is exploring options for to also sponsor a community garden
site. Contact Diane Hershberger at stony crest@sbcglobal.net about that possibility.

Free Brookside warm up St. Patrick's Day parade

This Saturday, March 10, 2012,the Brookside Shopping District in Kansas City is holding its 32nd Annual Brookside St. Patrick’s Day Warm Up Parade. Admission is free.

This event includes more than 100 parade entries (parade floats, bands, clowns, dogs, horses, and more).

The parade, which starts at 2:00 p.m., will begin at 65th and Wornall, go north to 63rd Street, east to Main Street, south to Meyer Boulevard, then west to Brookside Boulevard