Paseo West

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Neighborhood boundaries: North – Admiral; South – Truman Road; East  – The Paseo;  West – I-70 & I-35

Established: 2006 (previously a business association)

Mission: The purpose of the Paseo West Neighborhood Association is to reduce crime, community deterioration and blight; to encourage pride of ownership among all residents, property owners, and businesses to maintain, care for, and improve such property; to stimulate an interest in assisting through volunteer work in the care of community parks, pathways, public easements and any facility devoted to community use; and to work with residents and business owners/employees to develop policies and programs that will advance the welfare of the community.  PWNA is committed to the well-being of the residents and businesses within our neighborhood and works to improve the quality of life to promote harmony of social services, housing,  and development of commercial businesses.

Neighborhood Association Positions:

  • Pres – Evie Craig
  • Vice Pres – DeAnn Totta
  • Secretary –Korey Childs
  • Treasurer – Courtney Perry

Neighborhood contact: Evie Craig, evie@theartsasylum.org, 913.706.1469 (Primary) Courtney Perry, courtney@theartsasylum.org (Secondary)

Paseo West meets fourth Wednesday of the month (except for November and December) at 9 a.m. at The Arts Asylum, 1000 E. 9th St, KCMO 64106 * Due to the pandemic, PWNA has met by Zoom and in-person at the outdoor picnic area at Zahner, 1400 E. 9th St

Calendar

See all Paseo West Neighborhood meetings and events on our calendar
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Other Events: Our annual clean up has moved from June to May and starts at Margaret Kemp Park and ends there with a picnic.  We also hold a holiday brunch on the second Wednesday of December.
Projects and Accomplishments:

  • Neighborhood banners 2015-16
  • Active participant in the Choice Neighborhoods’ Paseo Gateway Advisory Council and Community Improvement Strategy since 2012, including new housing developments, repurpose/redesign of public parks and community art projects
  • Active participant in the Buck O’Neill Bridge Task Force since 2017
  • Active participant in the KC Playbook  since 2020
  • Active participant in the Third District Council
  • PIAC applications submitted every year since 2008 – More than $500,000 in projects funded
  • Selected by UMKC’s School of Architecture as one of 2019’s advance study neighborhoods
  • Completed first stage of neighborhood community asset mapping in the winter of 2019
  • Recipient of Neighborhood Rising Fund grants 2019 & 2020