Today, Mayor James selected 31 stakeholders of the Country Club Right-of-Way area to a neighborhood advisory committee. The Mayor’s Office received 119 applicants. The group will advise the City on a variety of options and topics related to potential streetcar expansion efforts through that neighborhood. The advisory committee was formed to address several community concerns regarding how the expansion may proceed that are unique to the Country Club Right-of-Way area. As specific concerns arise on other expansion corridors, it is anticipated that similar stakeholder advisory groups will be created as needed.
“The streetcar project is the biggest new public transportation project in our City in decades,” said Mayor James. “I value diversity of opinions and consider public engagement a critical factor in deciding how we should move forward. These meetings will be an outlet for providing fact-based answers to stakeholders’ questions. I appreciate the individuals on this neighborhood advisory committee who will be giving their time and energy to examining this issue.”
The members of the Country Club Right-of-Way Neighborhood Advisory Committee are:
Kathleen Arthur, Resident
Rhonda Atkin, Resident
Lou Austin, Resident
David Boese, Employed by a business
Oliver Burnette, Resident
Lynn Carlton, Resident
Kelly Dillman, Resident
Matt Enstrom, Resident
Andrea Estevez, Resident
Caleb-Michael Files, Resident
David Gentile, Resident
Scott Gustafson, Resident
Drew Hodgdon, Resident
Charles Kearney, Resident
Jerry Keithline, Resident
Gib Kerr, Resident
Christopher Lewellen, Resident
Thomas McFarland, Resident
Martin Murphy, Resident
Dylan Payne, Resident
Cynthia Porter, Resident
Derek Ramsay, Resident
Lawrence Rebman, Resident
Eric Rogers, Transit advocate
Melissa Saubers, Business owner
Bob Simmons, Employed by a business
Janelle Sjue, Resident
Mark Slater, Resident
Whitney Smith, Resident
Theresa VanAckeren, Business owner
Richard Wetzel, Resident
The committee will meet on Saturdays at 9 am in the 2nd Floor Conference Center at the UMKC Administrative Center Building, located at 5115 Oak Street, starting on February 22nd, for a minimum of four weeks.
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