Category: Events

Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival to be Friday evening in KCK

(Graphic from UG)

Mayor Tyrone A. Garner along with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, are holding the 2022 Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Mayor Garner said at the Thursday night UG Commission meeting that this is the first time since COVID started that this festival will be brought back in person. Some variations were held in the past, with drive-throughs.

Residents are invited to this free community event that will bring holiday cheer and fun along with goodie bags given out to the first 1,000 children from Mayor Garner and Santa and Mrs. Claus.

See and hear amazing local performers and school choirs along with free holiday crafts, face painting, games and special guests. The year’s holiday festival will also feature local food trucks as well as 10 local businesses and organizations that will be set up in the front City Hall Plaza area.

Free parking for this event will be in lots, upper E, 3, and C.

The Santa line begins at 4 p.m. and the tree lighting is at 6:30 p.m.

  • Information from Unified Government

Anti-corruption rally held in KCK

An anti-corruption rally by Team Roc and the Midwest Innocence Project rolled through downtown Kansas City, Kansas, today.

The rally demanded justice in Kansas City, Kansas, specifically mentioning the cases of former detective Roger Golubski, and asked for an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into the Kansas City, Kansas, police force.

Local activist Marcus Winn, director of voter engagement with MORE2, who supports an increased investigation, made this statement about today’s rally:

“Today’s rally with both local and national partners is a continuation of the years-long campaign for transparency, accountability, and long delayed justice that MORE2 has undertaken here in Wyandotte County,” Winn stated.

“While we celebrate positive steps in the reform of the Wyandotte County criminal legal system, more must be done: a full pattern or practice investigation of the entire Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, a full review of every case touched by Roger Golubski, and freedom for those who remain falsely incarcerated because of corruption in our county. MORE2 remains committed to this vision of justice for all in Wyandotte County.”

To see some video clips from the rally, visit the Team Roc Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/teamroc.

To view a story about this rally, visit
https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-11-17/as-federal-charges-add-pressure-on-kck-police-lamonte-mcintyre-rallies-for-justice

Today’s public meetings

School board Finance Committee to meet today

The Finance Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St., in the East Room.

Community Health, Recreation and Wellness Task Force Committee to meet Tuesday afternoon

A task force on community health, recreation and wellness will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, by the Unified Government in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 515, at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The meeting will be on Zoom.

To watch the meeting, click on https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89174582148?pwd=Z2ZMRjNISUNjZGtKd1Bkd2xFOTFoUT09.

The meeting ID is 891 7458 2148.

The passcode is 208947.

More information is at https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.

Charter ordinance subcommittee scheduled to meet today

The Unified Government Charter Ordinance Subcommittee is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in a hybrid format. The meeting can be viewed in person on the fifth floor conference room at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, or virtually via Zoom.

The Zoom meeting is at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84372898888?pwd=YzJxUVNhQ0lFNDlDK250WU9OS2RyQT09.

The meeting ID is 843 7289 8888. The passcode is 163819.

More information is at https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.

County Administrator Selection Task Force meeting

The Unified Government’s County Administrator Selection Taskforce meeting is scheduled in person at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the sixth floor conference room at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St, Kansas City, Kansas. A meeting with GovHR search service is scheduled.

This meeting has been scheduled at the same time as the above Charter Ordinance Subcommittee meeting.

More information is at https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.

Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy Task Force meeting scheduled Tuesday

The Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy Task Force will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, or via Zoom.

At the meeting, the public may hear sustainability initiatives used by area regional communities. Ways to improve sustainability in Wyandotte County may be discussed.

More information is at https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes.