Inclement Weather Impacts To KC City Services

From the City of Kansas City:

February 16, 2021

Due to frigid temperatures, road conditions and crews’ safety, KCMO residents should expect delays with trash and recycling this week. Some other City services are cancelled or delayed.

Crews will continue working on a Monday holiday schedule this week to get everything picked up, but trash and recycling collection may be delayed or slowed so that our workers can take warming breaks. You should go ahead and leave your trash and recycling on the curb to be picked up.

This is the 12th straight day of having city crews removing snow for nearly 24 hours a day. Over 350 employees from Public Works, Solid Waste, Parks & Recreation and KC Water have been involved in snow operations, so please be patient as they work in extreme conditions.

To help with Evergy's request to conserve power, we have turned off exterior lights at City Hall and other city buildings for the rest of the week. We have also requested that other downtown buildings keep the skyline dark at night, and we are also reducing energy use in city facilities.

We advise the public to avoid spending time outdoors today. You can access most city services on the city’s website at kcmo.gov

Impacts to City Services include:

• Trash & recycling: Expect delays. Crews will still be working on the holiday schedule. Residents are encouraged to leave trash and recycling on the curb to be picked up. If we missed your street last week, we will collect four bags this week.
• Municipal Court: Municipal Court operations are closed today and all hearings, including virtual hearings, are cancelled.
• Community Centers: The Gregg-Klice, Westport, Garrison and Tony Aguirre community centers are staffed and available as warming shelters. Space is limited.
• The Scott Eicke Warming Center at 13th & Central is available from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. for anyone who needs a warm, safe place to spend the night.
• All building inspections are rescheduled to Wednesday. Please use Compass KC to submit plans or apply for permits.
• Health Department: Our TESTING locations at Victorious Life and Marlborough Community Center have been canceled. For those with appointments at our two #Covidvaccine clinics today, you can come in anytime before 4:15 p.m. Updates to vaccinations and other health-related events today are on the Health Dept. Twitter feed.
• Council Committee Meetings: The Special Committee for Legal Review is cancelled today.
• Flight status at KCI Airport. Some flights are delayed or cancelled.

To track impacts to City operations, view City resources, or read about cold weather tips, visit: kcmo.gov/cold.

During snowstorms, updates are posted on our snow operations page and on Twitter. Media questions can be directed to Maggie Green, Public Works, Public Information Officer at 816-379-6562.

This press release was produced by the City of Kansas City. The views expressed here are the author’s own.