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KANSAS CITY NEWS TODAY - Wednesday, March 31, 2010  
Kansas City to Participate in National Census Day April 1KANSAS CITY, MO, (kansascityfrontpage.com), March 31, 2010 - City leaders and department representatives, along with members of the Kansas City Complete Count Committee, will be on hand when the 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour rolls into Kansas City on National Census Day, Thursday, April 1. The community is encouraged to attend this fun and exciting event at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center, 3700 Blue Parkway, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. As part of the event, City of Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser and members of the City Council will discuss the importance of the 2010 Census at 11:30 a.m. The Kansas City Police Department's Mounted Patrol Section and a Kansas City Fire Department apparatus also will be on hand. In addition, the KCPD helicopter is scheduled to land at approximately 12:30 p.m., weather permitting. Multicultural dancers and story-tellers will perform throughout the event and free lunches will be available. The Portrait of America Road Tour features 13 decorated vehicles, traveling more than 150,000 miles in 1,547 tour days. It is one of the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history, stopping and exhibiting at more than 1,000 events nationwide. From local parades and festivals to major sporting events, the road tour is motivating America's growing and increasingly diverse population to complete and mail back the 10-question Census form. The road tour offers an educational, engaging and interactive experience that brings the benefits of the 2010 Census to life. It will make the census personal and relevant to those who attend. Participants in the road tour will be able to record their own stories on a Portrait of America kiosk to share why the Census will make a difference to their communities; fill in a larger-than-life 10-question Census questionnaire with the actual questions from the 2010 survey; learn about the unique history of the Census, the process by which people are counted, why an accurate count is so critical to the nation, how to participate and where to get assistance in completing the form. Free Census goodies, prizes and surprises also will be available. Bridge Construction Beginning In A Big Way KANSAS CITY, MO, (kansascityfrontpage.com), March 31, 2010 - As the weather improves in the coming weeks, bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program will begin popping up all across the state, and that means motorists should prepare for road closures and detours. More than 200 bridges are scheduled for work this year, and in almost all cases, the bridges will be closed during construction to lower the cost and allow for speedy completion. Replacing the bridges in their current locations greatly reduces the need for additional right of way and costly roadway work, enabling more bridges to be improved within the project's $700 million budget. In all, Safe & Sound will improve or replace 802 of the state's poorest bridges. Most of the bridges being constructed in 2010 - about 150 - will be complete replacements as part of MoDOT's design-build contract with KTU Constructors. KTU has set up regional offices in Lee's Summit, Bethany, Chillicothe, Sedalia and Benton to coordinate this year's work that will take place primarily in northwest and west central Missouri, the Kansas City area and the Bootheel. KTU's projects, by contract, are to last an average of 45 days - or half as long as the typical bridge replacement. To help motorists stay abreast of the construction schedule and to navigate around these projects, MoDOT has created an interactive Web map that includes suggested detour routes, project details and schedule information - http://safeandsoundmap.modot.mo.gov/sas.htm. The color-coded map shows bridges that are under construction, those that have been completed, those that are to begin within three months, those that are to start in the next year, and those that are scheduled for construction in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Swope Health South Clinic Site Announced KANSAS CITY, MO, (kansascityfrontpage.com), March 31, 2010 - The City of Kansas City, Mo., in partnership with Swope Health Services and the Local Investment Commission, announced the selection of a site for a new clinic today in south Kansas City. The Swope Health South Clinic will be located at 8821 Troost Ave. "This is a monumental day. We have all been working towards this goal since I was in the state legislature, meeting with community partners to plan a clinic south of 75th Street, to address health needs in the Southland," said Councilwoman Cathy Jolly, 6th District at large and co-chair for the Health Commission. "It is very gratifying to take this step towards opening that clinic, and to know that because of the passing of the health care reform bill, more funding for clinics of this type will be made available." The selected site was among 33 reviewed by a selection committee made up of representatives from LINC; the City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department; and Swope Health Services. The selection committee considered a variety of factors, including health indicators, transportation, accessibility and a feasibility study conducted by LINC. "The selection committee put a great deal of effort into assuring that all options were considered," said Dr. Rex Archer, director of the Health Department. "We know that there are many areas of need, and this clinic is a great first step in reaching one of those areas. We are now beginning the planning process for the next clinic site." The Swope Health South Clinic will be funded in part by a $320,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, with another $200,000 provided by the City. The remainder of the funding for the clinic is expected to come from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements and copayments.   The Kansas City Front Page is owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Metropolitan Kansas City area. Text or graphics may not be copied, rewritten or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For more information, contact editor@slfp.com All rights reserved world wide © 2007 - 2010 Moore Design Group. |
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