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HPNA is pleased to announce its 2nd annual neighborhood trash clean-up and picnic on Saturday, June 21st, 2008.Please meet us at the intersection of Charlotte and Gleed at 9:00 A.M. that morning to gather supplies (bags and gloves) and divide up to pick up trash all across the neighborhood.There will be three strategically located dumpsters provided by HPNA to collect full bags of trash.The event is planned from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. and will be followed by a neighborhood picnic starting at noon.The picnic will last until 2:00 P.M. with additional details to follow.We hope to build on the success of last year’s event so all Hyde Park residents are encouraged to participate.If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Nathan Knust at ().Please watch the website for additional details to follow.
May 12, 2008 at 07:36 AM
Jackson County Assessment Review Commission to Hold Public Hearing
May 2, 2008 (KANSAS CITY, MO) – Citizens and property owners in Jackson County are invited and encouraged to attend this first of two public hearings of the Jackson County Assessment Review Commission Tuesday, June 17 at 6:00 p.m. The one-hour hearing will be held at the second floor of the Truman Memorial Building, 416 W. Maple in Independence, Missouri.Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders will introduce the members of the Assessment Review Commission to the public on the evening of Tuesday May 6.Mr. Sanders appointed the bipartisan seven member citizens Review Commission in January in response to concerns about the assessment and appraisal process in the County. The purpose of this hearing is to allow Commission members to hear directly from Jackson County tax payers and to enable the Commission members to make more informed and appropriate recommendations to the County Executive in their final report later this year.
Holmes Street residents in Central Hyde Park are planning the fourth annual PARTYwith a PURPOSE.
They are combining a fund raiser for AIDS Walk Kansas City, a thank-you event for major donors, team captains, and organizers of AIDS Walk 2008, and aSTREET PARTY, TOO!
Holmes Street will be closed off from the north side of Gleed to the south side of 36th St from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Saturday, June 7th. A BBQ sandwich dinner will be served and there will also be hot dogs and veggie-burgers.They will have soda, water, and adult beverages to drink.This year four Holmes street homeowners will open up there first floors for a mini-tour from 4:00 to 5:30 pm.A live band will play throughout the evening and the ebullient musician FunkyMama will play a “37 minute set” for the kids (and adults) at 5:30 pm.There will be kid’s entertainment, face-painting, snow cones, and popcorn.And there will also be a silent auction with many exciting items.
All this for just a $25 dollar minimum donation per adult (children are free) to AIDS Walk Kansas City. Everyone is welcome.
All proceeds will benefit the over 5,000 men, women and children in the Kansas City area living with HIV/AIDS and provide funds for educating our young people.
2nd Annual Neighborhood Clean-up and Picnic
HPNA is pleased to announce its 2nd annual neighborhood trash clean-up and picnic on Saturday, June 21st, 2008.Please meet us at the intersection of Charlotte and Gleed at 9:00 A.M. that morning to gather supplies (bags and gloves) and divide up to pick up trash all across the neighborhood.There will be three strategically located dumpsters provided by HPNA to collect full bags of trash.The event is planned from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. and will be followed by a neighborhood picnic starting at noon.The picnic will last until 2:00 P.M. with additional details to follow.We hope to build on the success of last year’s event so all Hyde Park residents are encouraged to participate.If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Nathan Knust at ().Please watch the website for additional details to follow.
Annual Garage Sale!
SPRING CLEANING TIME AGAIN, ANNOUNCING The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association Annual Garage Sale Saturday, June 14th, 2008, from 8 to 5.
You can once again register your garage sale event by contacting Trisha Ring at or leaving a message at 816.521.0333 (e-mail is preferred). Please include your name, address, and a list the three largest categories of sale items that you will be selling. A list of houses will be compiled and distributed to each participating household for those households whom have registered memberships with the neighborhood association. If you wish to be on this list and are not a registered household, you can join for $35 by contacting Rikki Honnold-Helvick at
or visiting the website: www.hydeparkkc.org and registering online. You can even register in the Hyde Parker and mail it in. Deadline for registering for the garage sale and being on the list is Thursday, June 12th, no exceptions.
In addition, the Hyde Park Board has allocated some money to help advertise this event. You can look for our signs and KC Star ad a week before the event. Your individual signs are still welcome and encouraged (please remember to remove your signs in a timely manner after the event to keep our neighborhood clean). So, clean out those closets and pack up that clutter that you have wanted to move. It is time for Spring Cleaning!
A list of the registered garage sales will also be forwarded to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kansas City. BBBS accepts most items in good condition (please contact BBBS if you have questions regarding what they accept). Please box up the left over items from your sale and leave them on your front porch with the letters BBBS on the side of the box if you want the leftovers hauled away after the sale.
May 12, 2008 at 07:36 AM
