Fight Against Kansas City Landfill Intensifies

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First it was elected officials who attacked the project and pledged legislative roadblocks to the plan unveiled Tuesday in Jefferson City by Jennifer Monheiser, who owns a waste transfer station in Kansas City.

Two bills have already been introduced, one each in the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives. Raymore officials, who say the proposed landfill is at their front door, have taken the lead in the opposition and passed an ordinance at Thursday’s meeting to try to block the plan.

“This is a threat to everyone who lives here,” Raymore Mayor Kris Turnbow said. “It’s up to us to stand up.”

Then it was the people, the ones who live in the area, who stepped to the microphone and talked about odor, kids in nearby schools, property values and health concerns.

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Raymore City council passes ordinance opposing possible landfill

By Don Bradley Opponents of a landfill proposed in southeast Kansas City packed a Raymore meeting hall Thursday night, letting the developer know they were organized and ready to fight. First it was elected officials who attacked the project and pledged legislative roadblocks to the plan unveiled Tuesday in Jefferson City by Jennifer Monheiser, who owns a waste transfer station in Kansas City.