NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS NOVEMBER 2015

L IVEABLE NEIGHBORHOODS

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Turn Your

Old Fridge

into Cash

The Kansas

City Board of Public Utilities

(BPU) offers a rebate program

that encourages residential cus-

tomers to replace their older, less

efficient refrigerators with an En-

ergy Star® qualified appliance

that uses less electricity. Cus-

tomers wanting to participate in

the program must properly dis-

pose of their old refrigerator be-

fore receiving a $250.00 rebate

check.

Refrigerators operate 24 hours a

day, using more electricity annu-

ally than any other appliance in

the home. If made before 2001,

investing in a newer model can

save energy immediately and cut

customer's utility costs signifi-

cantly over time. BPU's new re-

bate program is intended to re-

duce energy consumption and

further protect the environment.

To receive a BPU Refrigerator

Replacement Rebate, custom-

ers should do the following:

Remove and replace older

refrigerators with a new Ener-

gy-Star® qualified refrigera-

tor from a retailer. Make sure

the appliance has the Energy-

Star® label when making the

purchase.

Request and submit the BPU

Rebate Application by calling

913.573.9997.

Include a copy of dated sales

receipt /invoice showing man-

ufacturer, model number, and

purchase price of the new ap-

pliance.

Include copy of the signed

document of disposal of pre-

viously-owned refrigerator.

Once completed, customers

will receive a mailed check

from BPU within six to eight

weeks.

This Refrigerator Replacement

Rebate program is for BPU resi-

dential customers living in the

BPU service area, and applies to

residential or commercial refrig-

erators with new Energy Star®

certifications.

Customer must have an active

electric account that is in good-

standing.

The rebate is valid for purchases

made between January 1, 2015

and December 31, 2015, with

purchase receipt, removal docu-

ment, and application post-

marked no later than December

31, 2015.

One rebate per household/

address per customer, and the

$250.00 rebate amount may not

exceed the purchase price of the

refrigerator.

During this Thanksgiving Season , We would like to take the time to say

“Thank you” for all of the hard work that you put in to making Kansas

City, Kansas a Great place. Without all of your efforts and support this

would be impossible! Keep up the Good work.

Liveable Neighborhoods Staff

Andrea and LaMonica

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Going Green Corner by Kirk Suther, Operation Brightside

Residents can participate in an elec-

tronics recycling event that is being

held on Saturday, November 14,

2015 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Heart-

land Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore

located at 1270 Merriam Lane in

Kansas City, Kansas.

The event is for residents only; it is not for businesses,

governments, or institutions. Items that you can bring

to the event include computers, printers, monitors, scan-

ners, peripherals, old T.V. sets, old cell phones, DVD

players, fax machines, personal copiers, stereos, radios,

tape players, turn tables, PDAs, Game Boys, VCRs, and

cameras. There is a limit of 10 items per car that will

be accepted.

Although the event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

on Saturday, November 14th; please be aware that if

participation is greater than expected the hours of oper-

ation could be cut back. No items will be accepted pri-

or to or after this time period. This event is open to the

public of the metropolitan area and there is not a charge

for residents.

Partners of the event include Heartland Habitat for Hu-

manity ReStore; Federal Prison Industries Inc.

(UNICOR); the Unified Government of Wyandotte

County/Kansas City, Kansas; Phi Theta Kappa at Kan-

sas City Kansas Community College; and Operation

Brightside Inc.

Heartland Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore is an envi-

ronmentally friendly retail outlet located in Kansas

City, Kansas where quality new and used surplus build-

ing materials are re-channeled, priced, and resold to the

public at 20% to 80% off retail. All items sold by Re-

Store are donated building materials, furniture, display

furniture, and fixtures. Proceeds made from ReStore go

back to helping to build more new homes for Heartland

Habitat for Humanity here locally.

For more information about the Electronics Recycling

Event you can contact Habitat for Humanity at 913-342

-3047 or ReStore at 913-648-6001.

Residents in Kansas City, Kansas are allowed to apply

for a burn permit for the time period of October 16, 2015

through November 15, 2015 at any of the Fire Stations

currently staffed by the Kansas City, Kansas Fire De-

partment. Kansas City, Kansas residents are limited to

one 3-day burn permit per burn period that allows for the

combustion of one 10 foot by 10 foot or smaller pile of

naturally occurring residential organic yard waste gener-

ated onsite. If you operate a business out of your home

you are classified as a business and cannot partici-

pate. Applications must be received and approved at

least 24 hours prior to the commencement of burn-

ing. Open burning with a permit is allowed between the

hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The resident doing the burning must be at the burning

site at all times. Residents shall maintain a copy of the

burn permit on site, an adequate water supply and/or fire

extinguisher while conducting open burning. In no cir-

cumstance shall open burning occur within 15 feet of

any building or within 15 feet from any one’s property

line. Piling of brush, tree limbs, grass and other organic

materials are limited in size to 100 square feet at the

base.

Each Burn Permit allows for one organic pile per permit,

one permit per residential property. (yard waste generat-

ed such as tree limbs, leaves, weeds, brush and

grass) All organic materials burned within the city limits

of Kansas City, Kansas are limited to organic materials

and/or burning without a permit shall be subject to Sec-

tion I-7 (General Penalty, Continuing Violations) of the

general provisions code of the Unified Government of

Wyandotte County/KCK.

At no time shall wire insulation, tires, rubber products,

plastic, automobile products, paper, cardboard, construc-

tion chemicals, household chemicals or any other materi-

al that normally emits dense smoke, noxious odors or

hazardous air pollutants be burned.

At any time, the Fire Chief or his designee may revoke

burn permits or ban open burning. Weather conditions

(high winds, low humidity) may make open burning too

dangerous. Open burning may also be suspended when

air pollution “Red Alert” days are declared by the Mid

America Regional Council, MARC, and the Unified

Government.

Electronics Recycling Event

November 14, 2015

2015 Kansas City, Kansas

Burn Permit

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Thanksgiving Day Impacts Trash & Recycling Services Deffenbaugh will not be picking up residential trash or curbside recycling on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday

November 26th. There will be normal trash and recycling services on Monday thru Wednesday of the week

of Thanksgiving. Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Thursday pickup will be done on Friday Novem-

ber 27th and Friday pickup will be done on Saturday, November 28th.

Liveable Neighborhoods Meeting

There are no meetings in November or December.

Have a wonderful Holiday

KCKPD Community Policing Toy Drive

It is that time of year again, to think about Families at the Holi-

days. Every year Community Policing has raised money in various ways to adopt families for Christmas. On of these ways is by monetary donations from various com-munity partners, like you. No Cash, Checks only need to be written to KCKPD COPPS Unity and have TOY DRIVE in the memo section. We will be taking names of families who are not getting help elsewhere, inter-viewing them and then adopting them for shopping gifts and a Holiday party.

Here is where you come in, your work shift, division, group or organization can pick to adopt a family, and partner with us in this program. Typically $100 will be used per child. So you can pick a size family you would like to adopt, contact us with that information and we will partner with you to make it happen.

At the end of this process the children will attend a par-ty where they will visit with Santa Claus, Elves and Of-ficers, and receive their new, wrapped gifts to take home for Christmas morning.

Also if you know of any families in the KCK community who will go without Christmas this year feel free to send their information to use for consideration in our program, before October 31st.

Qualifiers would include but not limited too;

Unable to provide Christmas on their own.

Not receiving services from another group or agen-cy for Christmas.

The families cannot nominate themselves.

Persons interested can contact Officer Parker rpar-ker@kckpd.org or Lightfoot blightfoot@kckpd.org

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November 2015

November 11, 2015~ Unified Government Offices Closed Veteran’s Day Observance

November 17, 2015 ~ Mayor’s Listening Tour District 7 ~ Bonner Springs High School

November 20, 2015~ Mayor’s Holiday Lighting

November 26 & 27, 2015 ~ Unified Government Offices Closed Thanksgiving Observance

MEDICARE

Open Enrollment Event Community Room

849 North 47th Street, KCK 66102

December 2, 2015 10am to 2pm

It’s time to compare plans, and make sure you have the right health and prescription drug coverage for you. Stay with your current plan if you’re happy with it. Or look for a new one with

better coverage, higher quality and lower costs.

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