Chilly weather arrives; tonight’s low to be 20

Cold winter weather is finally here, with temperatures expected to drop to 20 tonight in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Dry, chilly conditions will last through at least Saturday, and winds should remain light enough to prevent fire danger, according to the weather service.

At 8 a.m. today, the temperature was 34 degrees with a wind chill reading of 29.

Today’s high will be near 44 with mostly sunny skies and a west wind of 8 to 15 mph, gusting to as high as 22 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be partly cloudy with a low near 20, and a north northwest wind of 10 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, expect sunny skies and a high of 31, with a north northwest wind of 6 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, the low will be about 20, with a southwest wind of 3 to 5 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high of 42, and a southwest wind of 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Friday night, the low will be around 25 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Saturday, the high will be near 41 with sunny skies, the weather service said.

Saturday night, the low will be around 26 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Sunday, the high will be near 51 with mostly clear skies, the weather service said.

Sunday night, the low will be 34 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Monday, the high will be near 50 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Monday night, the low will be around 30 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, Dec. 12, a 40 percent chance of rain and snow is in the forecast, the weather service said.

Northeast Master Plan meeting draws large crowd

A resident looked over information at an informational meeting tonight to discuss the Northeast Area Master Plan. The meeting was at Grant Elementary School, 1510 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Staff photo)

A large crowd turned out tonight to discuss the future of the northeast area of Kansas City, Kansas.

The Northeast Master Plan meeting tonight was at Grant Elementary School, 1510 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. An earlier meeting on the Northeast Master Plan took place this afternoon at Neff Packaging in the Fairfax area. This was the second series of community meetings on the master plan.

Information was presented about the finding of the first community meeting on the master plan held in October. Residents were asked for their opinions of what should happen in the future in the northeast area, what developments they would like, types of housing, and an overall vision for the plan. Residents of the area, at public hearings, have often expressed their desire to have a full-service grocery store in the northeast area. Early action projects are part of this master plan effort, also.

The boundaries of the area of the master plan are I-635 on the west, the Missouri River on the north and east, and State Avenue and Washington Boulevard on the south. According to information about the master plan, there will be at least two more community meetings before adoption. Strategies and concepts will be developed, then the master plan will be developed and refined before final plan adoption.

Some residents offered their comments tonight for the Wyandotte Daily.

“I’m just glad to see the number of people out to show their interest in this plan,” said Unified Government Commissioner Harold Johnson, who attended tonight’s meeting. He added a lot of community residents want to make sure it’s done right and improves the quality of life for residents.

“We need to have leaders, have more children here, more young adults and more active people in our community,” said Brandon Muhammad, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas.

Shirley Ikerd, a resident of Wyandotte County, wondered, “Why are we doing this when we have a new commissioner coming in, a new mayor?” She said she wondered if it would be better to have waited until they took office to discuss this issue.

Veda Monday, a former Kansas City, Kansas, councilwoman, was asked about her vision for the northeast area, and said, “I can’t articulate a grandiose vision yet, but I appreciate the collection of data from residents, and I trust the data collected will be evaluated and implementation will come forth.”

For more information about the Northeast Area Master Plan, visit the website, https://neamasterplan.com/.

Those who were not able to attend the master plan meetings may share their comments about the future of the northeast area at this website: https://neamasterplan.com/contact/.

A large crowd attended tonight’s meeting about the Northeast Area Master Plan, held at Grant Elementary School in Kansas City, Kansas. (Staff photo)
Some persons wrote their opinions about what should be done on boards displayed at the meeting about the Northeast Area Master Plan. (Staff photo)
A presentation was made about the Northeast Master Plan process, and options, seeking comments from the public. (Staff photo)
Informational displays showed features of the northeast area and discussed options for the future. (Staff photo)
Some opinions on the future of the northeast area were expressed on boards displayed at the meeting. (Staff photo)
Some opinions on the future of the northeast area were expressed on boards displayed at the meeting. (Staff photo