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This Week at City Hall (July 13 – July 17, 2026)

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Neighborhood Watch List:  City Wide ⌾ South Plaza ⌾ Wendell Phillips and Downtown East ⌾ North Kansas City ⌾ Paseo West ⌾ Westport ⌾ Midtown ⌾ Historic West Bottoms Transportation, Infrastructure, and Operations Committee July 14th, 2026 9 am The Transportation, Infrastructure, and Operations Committee was attended this week by […]
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This Week at City Hall (July 6 – July 10, 2026)

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Neighborhood Watch List:  City Wide Changes ⌾ Midtown KC Now ⌾ Sacred Heart ⌾ West Side ⌾ Eastwood Hills ⌾ Downtown ⌾ Blue Ridge Area ⌾ Crossroads ⌾ Paseo West ⌾ Wendell Phillips ⌾ South Plaza Transportation, Infrastructure, and Operations Committee July 7th, 2026 9 am The Transportation, Infrastructure, and […]
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This Week at City Hall (June 22 – June 22, 2026)

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Neighborhood Watch List: Country Side ◈ Rockhill Gardens/Waldo Towers ◈ Armour Hills ◈ Maple Park ◈ Wendell Phillips ◈ Downtown ◈ Red Bridge (Mayfair HOA) ◈ North Kansas City ◈ SPENA (Swope Park/Zoo) Mayor’s Commission on Reparations Committee June 23rd, 2026 at 6 pm The Mayor’s Commission on Reparations was […]
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This Week at City Hall (June 15 – June 19, 2026)

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Neighborhood Watch List: Parade Park – 18th And Vine / Wendell Phillips; Foxtown East and SPENA (Swope Park case); Downtown Neighborhood Association DNA; Line Creek Area Plan; South Plaza NA; and Countryside HOA City Planning Commission Wednesday, June 17th at 9:00 am The City Plan Commission was attended this week by […]
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This Week at City Hall (April 27 – May 1, 2026)

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A retrospective of the 2026 National Planning Conference in Detroit, Michigan and lessons Kansas City can learn from Detroit’s urbanism. I’ve been writing Center For Neighborhoods’ blog for nearly a year now. Doing so has given me a deeper perspective of local government, public engagement, and effective advocacy. It has […]
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This Week at City Hall (April 20 – 24, 2026)

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City authorized to use HUD’s Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program to address vacant lot activation, several health services grants passed, and a controversial “event venue” in Columbus Park. Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee Tuesday, April 21st at 1:30pm The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee is headed by Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw, […]
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This Week at City Hall (April 13 – 17, 2026)

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An update regarding the soon-anticipated KCI Area Plan, demolition and replacement of the Embassy Suites in Westport with a parking lot, and allocation of funds for the Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund. Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee Tuesday, April 14th at 1:30pm The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee is headed by […]
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This Week at City Hall (April 6 – 10, 2026)

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A resolution to expedite permitting for new affordable housing, parking minimums ordinance passes, and new traffic circulation plans for Notre Dame de Sion School in Hyde Park. Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee Tuesday, April 7th at 1:30pm The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee is headed by Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw, Vice […]
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This Week at City Hall (March 30 – April 3, 2026)

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A neighborhood plan for South Roundtop, improvements planned for Notre Dame de Sion school in Hyde Park, and a corridor plan for Prospect Ave and Hickman Mills Dr in South KC. Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee Tuesday, March 31st at 1:30pm The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee is headed by […]
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