Month: November 2015

UG Commission set to consider raising age to buy tobacco to 21 years old at Thursday meeting

Legends multifamily housing, capital projects also on agenda Nov. 19

A change to the Kansas City, Kan., tobacco ordinance, raising the age to 21 to buy tobacco products, is on the agenda at the 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, Unified Government Commission meeting.

The ordinance would cover cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and tobacco products. The Unified Government Commission will meet in the Commission Chambers, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.

The change in the ordinance would apply only to the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21 years old. The current age to buy tobacco is 18. The ordinance would stay the same regarding buying tobacco for another person (it is prohibited to buy tobacco for persons under 18) or distributing tobacco to another person under 18.

Backers of the proposed ordinance change hope to reduce smoking among teenagers by a significant percentage, perhaps 25 percent.

To see an earlier story about this proposed ordinance change, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/age-to-purchase-tobacco-could-be-raised-to-21-in-kck-under-proposal/.

Also on the Thursday agenda:

– A resolution setting a public hearing on Dec. 17 to consider establishing a community improvement district for a $50 million proposal for a 250-unit luxury, market-rate multifamily project and three-story parking garage in The Legends Outlets.

– Approval for financing several capital maintenance improvement projects for 2016.

– A resolution allowing a second mortgage on NorthPoint Development’s project, Kaw Point Industrial Park, on Fairfax Road next to Kaw Point park.

– Several Land Bank items.

Before the 7 p.m. meeting, a special session will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 19 in the ninth floor conference room at City Hall. It will be a closed session on personnel and labor.

For more details, visit www.wycokck.org, under public meetings, agendas.

Rain, cool weather in forecast

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

Scattered showers will dot the region this morning, though clearing skies remove any chance of rain by this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Minor flooding is possible persisting along local rivers and streams in some areas due to the prolonged rain, the weather service said. The major rivers in Wyandotte County are currently not high, and are far from flood stage.

There is a chance for some light snow Friday night and Saturday morning across far northern Missouri; near the Iowa border, according to the weather service. At this time little accumulation (less than an inch) is anticipated.

Today, there is a 20 percent chance of showers before 11 a.m. The skies will be cloudy, becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51, according to the weather service. A west southwest wind of 11 to 18 mph will gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight, the low will be around 33. There will be a west wind of 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday, skies will be mostly cloudy, then clearing, with a low around 33, according to the weather service. There will be a west wind of 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday night, the low will be about 34, the weather service said. A west southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph will become light and variable.

On Friday, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain after noon, according to the weather service. The high will be 49. A south southeast wind of 6 to 9 mph will become north northeast in the afternoon.

Friday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of snow, the weather service said. The low will be around 28.

Saturday’s forecast is sunny with a high of 39, according to the weather service. Saturday night, there will be a low of 24.

On Sunday, expect mostly sunny skies with a high of 44, the weather service said. Sunday night, the low will be around 32.