City of Platte City

The 2021 Memorial Day Cay Ceremony presented by the City of Platte City, Lions Club, VFW 4055, Daughters of the American Revolution and Boy Scout Troop 1351 will begin at 10:00 am at the Platte City Cemetery. The Lions Club will be hosting a light breakfast (coffee, donuts and juice) from 9:00 am - 10:00 am at the Platte City Community Building located at 305 North Street.

Registration is opening June 3rd for Fall Youth Soccer and Volleyball! We look forward to another fantastic season of social and skills development!

Enjoy a wonderful free chamber music concert performed by Musicians of the Kansas City Symphony in the parking lot of the Platte City YMCA on Sunday, May 23rd at 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy this unique treat! Hosted By: Platte City Friends of the Arts, Platte County Parks, and Platte County Community Center North

Send in your most creative paper snowflakes to enter your name into a raffle for your chance to win! See flyer for more information or contact Krista at 816-858-5627/[email protected].

Is your purrfect pet licensed? Annual pet license fee is $5 altered or $10 for unaltered. 2 cats and 2 dogs allowed per household. Residents are encouraged to proactively obtain or renew pet licenses each year. For more information or questions, contact City Hall at (816) 858-3046.

Platte City is seeking applicants for a full-time Police Officer. The Platte City Police Department is dedicated to providing high-quality public safety services to maintain the City's low crime rates and exceptional quality of life for our community. Our service-minded Police Officers must be able to exercise independent judgment in complex emergency situations and become proficient with applicable local, state and federal laws and ordinances. Police Officers perform vario...us law enforcement activities and provide public safety support for multiple community events. Platte City is a growing community with a residential population approaching 5,000 and is located 7 miles north of KCI Airport on I-29. Platte City is the county seat for Platte County and the home of the Platte County R3 School District. The City employs 32 full-time staff. Knowledge, skills and capacity needed to succeed in the position include: Knowledge of law enforcement duties including patrol, traffic enforcement, crowd and traffic control, animal control, investigations, crime scene activities, report writing, crime analysis, court security, document service, prisoner transport, testifying in court and other special law enforcement assignments. Ability to Investigate reported crimes, potential violations and enforce state laws and city ordinances. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City employees, government officials and the general public. Ability to communicate with executive officials and the general public with tact and diplomacy Ability to assist citizens with complaints and inquiries, educate the public on laws and ordinances, direct them to appropriate authority or assistance entities. Minimum Requirements: Certified Police Officer (Missouri Class A), valid driver's license and high school diploma or equivalent, pass required testing and extensive background investigation. Benefit package includes health, dental, vision and life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; Missouri LAGERS retirement and a matching deferred compensation plan. Position open until filled; review begins 5 business days after publication Applications and Resumes can be submitted by Email, Online (www.plattecity.org), Mail or In-Person: City of Platte City, Attn: Human Resources 400 Main Street, Platte City, MO 64079 [email protected] Platte City is an EEO/ADA compliant employer. For additional information contact Human Resources at 816 858 3046 or by email at [email protected].

Register today at plattecityparks.org!

Submit your most creative paper snowflakes for your chance to win a prize. All snowflakes will be displayed in City Hall! Snowflakes will be accepted through January 29th. See flyer for more information.

Join Platte City Parks and Recreation for a fun raffle! Submit a picture, name, and phone number to our Recreation Specialist via email at [email protected] for your chance to win a prize! This raffle will run through February 26th.

Candidate Filing for the April 6, 2021 General Election Closes January 19th Questions? Contact City Hall at (816) 858-3046 or email [email protected]

SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION IS OPEN! REGISTER NOW FOR ONLY $10!! Visit our website at plattecityparks.org

EMERGENCY SNOW ROUTES The City reminds residents of the Emergency Snow Routes that will go into effect when winter weather conditions warrant. City ordinances prohibit parking between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on streets designated as Emergency Snow Routes when ice or one or more inches of snow have accumulated. ... Questions? Contact City Hall at 816-858-3046.

RECYCLING CHANGES - SURVEY Survey Link: https://plattecity.org/forms.aspx?fid=702 The City is facing challenges to its current community curbside recycling program due to changes in the processing cost and market payment for recycle materials. ... The long time recycling financial model was based on funding curbside collection with small customer service fees combined with revenue from the sale of recyclable materials. This funding model is no longer viable due to a long term decline in market prices for recyclable material combined with increased processing costs.

Flexible Utility Payment Arrangements Available Contact City Hall at (816) 858-3046 if circumstances arise where you may become delinquent on your account or need to set-up a payment plan.

Holiday Trash Schedule City of Platte City Offices will be closed Friday, January 1st in observance of the New Year Holiday. Trash normally collected on Friday, January 1st will be collected on Monday, January 4th. Questions? Contact City Hall at 816-858-3046.

Platte City Parks and Recreation received 25 nominations this year for our first Christmas Lighting Contest! The top 3 displays will be receiving a $50 gift card. These gift cards were generously donated by Patty Farr, Re/Max House of Dreams Thank you Patty and THANK YOU to all of our nominees for your participation!

The holidays are officially in full swing! In addition to the holiday cheer and festive greetings, this time of year creates a lot of trash (bah humbug!). Do your part by recycling this holiday season, but make sure you recycle right, so you don’t end up on Santa's naughty list!

The Platte City Police Department hosted 41 kids for this year's Shop-with-a-Cop Program. Due to COVID, Officers conducted all shopping virtually inside the police station, which allowed time to interact with the kids one-on-one. This week, Officers delivered food boxes to all Shop-with-a-Cop kids so a traditional Christmas dinner could be enjoyed by their families. We would like to thank all the wonderful residents who donated throughout the year to make this event possible. A special shout out goes to Patty Farr, Re/Max House of Dreams for her tireless efforts and dedication towards this great cause. Thank you Platte City for your continued support and generosity!! Chief Wellington

December Mid-Month Newsletter For additional information and updates on the City's recycling program, we encourage residents to visit the City's website at https://plattecity.org/pview.aspx?id=43703&catid=624.

Holiday Trash Schedule City of Platte City Offices will be closed December 24th-25th in observance of Christmas. Trash pickup schedule is provided below for City customers. Questions? Contact City Hall at 816-858-3046.

Time is running out for the Christmas Lighting Contest! Nomination deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 5:00 pm. Submit your nomination address to [email protected] or call 816-858-5627. Top 3 displays will receive a $50 gift card to a local restaurant!

Holiday Trash Schedule City of Platte City Offices will be closed for the following holidays. Trash pickup schedule is provide below for City customers. Questions? Contact City Hall at 816-858-3046.

TODAY IS THE DAY! Santa Claus is Coming to Town Santa and Mrs. Claus will be coming through the City of Platte City, today from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Santa's tour is being hosted by Mayor Tony Paolillo and will be escorted by the Platte City Police Department and the Central Platte Fire Protection District. Route schedule provides a general timeline for Santa's arrival in your Platte City neighborhood.

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT to nominate your FAVORITE Christmas display! Send the address to [email protected]. Judging will take place on December 17th and 18th from 6-9pm.

Green Waste Facility Re-Opens December 26th City of Platte City residential trash customers only can dispose of Christmas trees at the Green Waste Facility free of charge beginning December 26th through January 12th .

Candidate Filing for April 6, 2021 General Election Opens December 15th Candidates may file for the offices listed below with the City Clerk located at 400 Main Street, Platte City, Missouri, Monday through Friday between 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Qualifications for declaration of candidacy Alderman: ... - At least 18 years of age - Registered Voter - A resident of Platte City for 1 year prior to the election (must be a resident of Platte City no later than April 6, 2020 to be eligible) - A resident of the ward in which you are filing. Questions? Contact City Hall at 816-858-3046 or email [email protected]

Santa Claus is Coming to Town December 12th Santa and Mrs. Claus will be coming through the City of Platte City from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Santa's tour will be hosted by Mayor Tony Paolillo and will be escorted by the Platte City Police Department and the Central Platte Fire Protection District. Route schedule provides a general timeline for Santa's arrival in your Platte City neighborhood. Questions? Contact City Hall at 816-858-3046.

ETC Institute, a nationwide municipal survey company based in Olathe, Kansas, has awarded Platte City its Leading the Way Award which recognizes local governments for outstanding achievement in the delivery of services to its residents. The award was presented to cities whose residents' service satisfaction scores were in the top 10% of all cities surveyed in 2019-2020. The top 10% rating was based on composite survey scores in three main core local government service areas... as rated by each City’s residents: - Satisfaction with the overall quality of municipal services - Satisfaction with customer service provided by city employees - Satisfaction with the value residents receive for the amount of local taxes and fees With a population estimated at 4,869, Platte City was the second smallest community receiving this year’s award with the population of awarded cities ranging from Plano, Tex. at 288,061 to North Kansas City, Mo. at 4,571. For the full story visit: https://plattecountylandmark.com//platte-city-earns-natio/

REMINDER - Letters to Santa We received a phone call from the North Pole Post Office this morning letting us know a few letters sent to Santa over the weekend didn't have a return address included. If one of these letters might be yours, please contact City Hall at 816-858-3046.

LAST CHANCE Join us again THIS Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Harrel Farrel Park to place your handprint on one of the City's snow plow! Donations benefit the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Kansas City. The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Kansas City opened in 2000. Hope Lodge provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers who have to travel for treatment. The Hope Lodge has provided 26 area residents a total of 628 nights of lodging during cancer treatments in 2019. For more information visit www.givinghopeahome.org.

Letters to Santa Now through December 13th children can drop off letters to Santa in the grey mailbox located outside of City Hall. Be sure your letter is in an envelope and your return address is included. Questions? Contact City Hall at 816-858-3046

On December 2nd, Residents had the opportunity to place their handprint on a City snow plow! Donations benefited the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Kansas City. The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Kansas City opened in 2000. Hope Lodge provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers who have to travel for treatment. The Hope Lodge has provided 26 area residents a total of 628 nights of lodging during cancer treatments in 2019. For mor...e information visit www.givinghopeahome.org. Join us again THIS Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Harrel Farrel Park. Register today by visiting https://www.signupgenius.com//10c0d4aafab2ea7fece9-paintap #ACSKansasCity #AttackingCancer #KCHopeLodge

Nominate your favorite Christmas display! Send address to [email protected] or call 816-858-5627.

Yesterday our Executive Director, Matt Martinek, headed up to City of Platte City to participate in the Paint-A-Plow fundraiser benefitting Hope Lodge. He meet ...with Platte City Mayor, Tony Paolillo, and placed a blue handprint on one of the city's snow plows as part of the fundraiser. Thank you to Platte City and the Mayor for considering the Hope Lodge as their charity of choice this year. We appreciate you and your efforts to support our mission! #ACSKansasCity #AttackingCancer #KCHopeLodge See more

PAINT-A-PLOW | December 2nd and 5th Join us on December 2nd and 5th for Paint-A-Plow. Residents will have the opportunity to place their hand prints on a Cit...y snow plow. Donations will benefit the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Kansas City. The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Kansas City opened in 2000. Hope Lodge provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers who have to travel for treatment. The Hope Lodge has provided 26 area residents a total of 628 nights of lodging during cancer treatments in 2019. For more information visit www.givinghopeahome.org. Questions? Contact City Hall at (816) 858-3046. Register today by visiting https://www.signupgenius.com//10c0d4aafab2ea7fece9-paintap

JBLB Insurance Group Christmas Coloring Contest Grand Prize Winner: $100 1st Place: $75 2nd Place: $50... 3rd Place: $25 Contest open to children 14 and under. One (1) entry per person per contest. To enter, download the coloring page, print out the page, color it in however you like. (https://www.jblbinsurance.com/Christmas/) Deadline is December 14th Entries can be scanned and emailed to [email protected] OR you may return it to one of five locations. 1. 216 E 6th St, Cameron 2. 233 Main St, Platte City 3. 614 Washington St, Chillicothe 4. 200 N Main St, Plattsburg 5. 504 S 39th St, Bethany

JBLB Insurance Group Christmas Coloring Contest Grand Prize Winner: $100 1st Place: $75 2nd Place: $50... 3rd Place: $25 Contest open to children 14 and under. One (1) entry per person per contest. To enter, download the coloring page, print out the page, color it in however you like. Deadline is December 14th Entries can be scanned and emailed to [email protected] OR you may return it to one of five locations. 1. 216 E 6th St, Cameron 2. 233 Main St, Platte City 3. 614 Washington St, Chillicothe 4. 200 N Main St, Plattsburg 5. 504 S 39th St, Bethany For more information, visit https://www.jblbinsurance.com/Christmas/

Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting - December 2nd at 6pm Drive by City Hall on December 2nd beginning at 6:00 pm. Come see Santa and the Mayor! Holiday cookies, templates for letters to Santa and candy canes delivered to your car window!

HOLIDAY TRASH SCHEDULE

In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Trash normally collected on Thursday, November 26th will be collected on Wednesday, November 25th. Trash normally collected on Friday, November 27th will be collected on November 30th.

Christmas Coloring Contest Cosponsored by JBLB Insurance Group and City of Platte City Grand Prize Winner: $100 1st Place: $75... 2nd Place: $50 3rd Place: $25 Official Contest Rules: Contest open to children 14 and under. One (1) entry per person per contest. To enter, download the coloring page, print out the page, color it in however you like. Deadline is December 14th Entries can be scanned and emailed to [email protected] OR you may return it to one of the 5 locations listed below. 1. 233 Main St, Platte City 2. 216 E 6th St, Cameron 3. 614 Washington St, Chillicothe 4. 200 N Main St, Plattsburg 5. 504 S 39th St, Bethany Click on the link below to access the downloadable coloring page https://www.jblbinsurance.com/wp-cont//2020/10/Contest.pdf

COMPLETION DATE EXTENDED! To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Allied Victory during World War II, the City of Platte City and Platte County Parks and Recreation are paying tribute to all those who served and fought for our nation with a Veterans Day 5K. We invite you to join us in honoring our veterans. Due to overwhelming positive responses and feedback, we are extending the deadline for the Virtual Veterans Day 5K submissions until November 30th. ... Please submit race results by using the attached link: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSebW94ADPJFdLuYQ/viewform Participants will receive a FREE t-shirt (while supplies last) mailed straight to their door.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns the Holiday Parade and Holiday Lighting Celebration scheduled for November 25, 2020 on Main Street in Platte City, MO is canceled.

Monday, November 16th, City Crews will begin trimming tree branches that overhang the street to a minimum height of 13 feet on residential streets and 14 feet on major arterial streets and designated through streets.

Veterans Day 2020 "On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free." - Dan Lipinski

2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied Victory in World War II. To celebrate this important event in our history the City of Platte City and Platte County Parks and Recreation will pay tribute to all those who served and fought for our nation with a Veterans Day 5K. We invite you to join us in honoring our veterans. Participants can run, walk, roll from any location they choose between November 1st - 15th. Run, walk, or roll your own race, at your own pace. Please subm...it race results by using the attached link: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSebW94ADPJFdLuYQ/viewform Participants will receive a FREE t-shirt (while supplies last) mailed straight to their door. We thank you for joining us and look forward to seeing everybody's pictures/videos from the race!

In observance of the Veterans Day holiday, City Offices will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th. Trash normally collected on Wednesday, November 11th will be collected on Thursday, November 12th.

November Newsletter

The City of Platte City and Platte County Parks and Recreation would like to thank our sponsors for making the 2020 Virtual Veterans Day 5K possible! We greatly appreciate your generosity in honoring our Veterans! Rapidos Cohen's Art & Framing Hopshop Antiques... Direct Medical Care Nodaway Valley Bank Ron Pines Barber Shop Gary Kerns Homebuilders Snyder's Plumbing Heating and Cooling Exchange Bank & Trust Platte Rental & Supply Platte City Central Bank of the Midwest See more

Although we are having to cancel this event, we would still like to provide our participants with another option. Please come pick up a pumpkin painting kit at Riverview Park from 9am-10:30am and complete this virtually! We will have you remain in your car and just drive thru. Send us a picture when you have completed your pumpkins! Thank you all for your cooperation and participation!! KRISTA KAY

UPDATE - Pumpkin Painting in the Park

3 days left to register your child!

POWER OUTAGE Around 1:00 pm Evergy will be working on the electric pole outside of Hillcrest Thrift Store. Power will be restored when repair is complete.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Platte City Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will provide the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to Walgreens at 2301 Running Horse Road. (Sites cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

November 16th, City Crews will begin trimming tree branches that overhang the street to a minimum height of 13 feet on residential streets and 14 feet on major arterial streets and designated through streets. This notice provides property owners an opportunity to trim back branches overhanging the right of way in front of their property if you prefer to have a shape other than a vertical line upwards from the back of the curb.

2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. To celebrate this important event in our history, the City of Platte City and Platte County Parks and Recreation will pay tribute to all who served and fought for our nation with a Virtual Veterans Day 5K Please contact City Hall if you are interested in becoming a sponsor. Logos are due by October 30th.

Join City of Platte City Parks and Recreation for a FREE ALL AGES event! Pumpkin Painting in the Park will take place on Halloween morning at Riverview Park. Pumpkin, paints, and accessory will be provided. Click on the link below to sign up. We look forward to seeing there!

Recycle Right Putting the wrong items in your recycling bin will now get you this OOPS!! sticker and your recycling will not be picked up. Questions? Call Public Works at (816) 858-4815

October Newsletter

Virtual Veterans Day 2020 We would like to recognize members of our community who have served in the Armed Forces. Please submit photos of your local Platte City Veteran along with their name, branch and rank to [email protected].

Protect and SERVE Kona Ice | Saturday, September 26th Coming to a neighborhood near you! Meet the Platte City Police Department and enjoy a FREE Kona Ice cup. Harrel Ferrel Park | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm... Woodland Trace Apts | 12:10 pm - 1:10 pm Platte Valley Plaza Park | 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm Tudor Flats Subdivision | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm See more