Dox: City Manager Fights MODot Over Kansas City Highways Trashed By Homeless

Two sides to this debate . . .

KCMO deserves clean-up that taxpayers fund.

On the other hand . . .

Local policy that allows homeless to set up camp might discourage Missouri officials from maintaining constant cleanups.

Here's a bit more behind the scenes . . .

(City Manager) Brian Platt said Kansas City officials had very blunt and direct conversations with state representatives and officials about the trash problem last winter. 

In February, Platt emailed MoDOT leaders again. Days had gone by after an email string with MoDOT leaders about areas with trash needing urgent attention after a highway fire in a homeless encampment underneath Interstate 70. 

"We are going to start sending our own crews onto the highways," he told MoDOT's top leaders in the Kansas City region. "We can't wait any longer. Our highways are unacceptably full of trash."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Records reveal direct conversations between city, state leaders to force clean up along KCMO highways

If you have seen the increased amount of trash along Kansas City Missouri's highways during the past couple of years, you are not alone.The tires, takeout containers, plastic bags, and discarded furniture have served as a rotten reminder of a pandemic that stalled litter cleanup efforts along the city's major interstates.The amount of trash -- and direct complaints from Kansas City residents -- led KMBC 9 Investigates to search for answers about who is responsible for cleanup and longterm solutions to sure the highways stay clean.To begin, KMBC filed a records request with Kansas City, Missouri.