After a long and openly-divided debate that ran through four failed motions, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 6 to 3 Thursday, Jul. 16, to notify the state of its intent exceed the revenue neutral rate. In a compromise to get to the legally required decision, the board capped […]
The Unified Government Board of Commissioners spent most of a five-hour meeting Wednesday, Jun. 24, walking through a six-year list of capital needs that far outstrips what the government can pay for, a sobering preview of the budget fight ahead. Before that workshop, commissioners approved a 15-lot subdivision near an […]
When the FIFA World Cup leaves Kansas City this summer, the renovated futsal courts unveiled by the Unified Government Parks & Recreation Department this weekend will stay. That, officials said Saturday, is the point. Parks & Rec combined Kids to Park Day at Welborn Park with the unveiling, the centerpiece […]
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan. Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting Thursday evening, tackling housing tax incentives, celebrating statewide recognition for the county’s parks department, and approving a slate of board and commission appointments. Commission strikes compromise on property tax rebate The meeting’s most […]
It was a balmy, beautiful fall Friday afternoon as dozens of community members, elected officials, and parks staff gathered at two neighborhood parks in eastern Kansas City, Kansas to celebrate over $1.5 million in park improvements that officials say will be a milestone for historically underserved areas of Wyandotte County. […]
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (UG) Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded a total of $200,000 in no-match grants from the Kansas Forest Service. This funding was received through two separate $100,000 grants under the Kansas Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, which […]
The UG Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a free swim day at Parkwood Pool from noon to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11. The pool is located at 950 Quindaro Blvd. The pool was the subject of a special UG commission meeting in May, where options to refurbish or […]
A crowd of about two hundred came out Saturday morning for the rededication of the Korean-Vietnam Conflict Memorial at Wyandotte County Lake Park. The memorial was built in 1988, at the time the only dual Korea-Vietnam memorial in the nation. In the decades since, it became run down, so much […]
On May 7, 2025, volunteers from several Unified Government departments, including Parks and Recreation, Environmental Services, Building & Logistics, Fleet, and I.T., collaborated with members of the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood Association and a host of community members to build a playground at St. Johns Park in the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood. […]
A recent write-up in KC Hiker, an online magazine for avid and novice hikers in the Kansas City area, put a spotlight on trails at Wyandotte County Lake Park and the Hollis Center. The park is a well-known icon of western Wyandotte, but less known is the Hollis Center, a […]