Information for Residents
Parkville, MO
  64152


AMBULANCE: Call 9-1-1 in emergency! MAST responds to Parkville calls.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETINGS: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m., City Hall. Citizens welcome. Also on Channel 2.

CABLE TV: Time Warner Cable, 358-2292 (new service), 358-5444 (service/repair). Channel 2 is Parkville Government Channel. http://www.twckc.com

CITY HALL: 8880 Clark Avenue. Open Mon-Fri 8-5. Phone 741-7676, FAX 741-0013, E-mail cityhall#parkvillemo.com.

CITY OF PARKVILLE OFFICIALS:

Mayor: Gerry Richardson, 5607 Spinnaker Pointe,  587-9006 or email Mayor#parkvillemo.com

Aldermen Ward 1:
    Deborah Butcher, 5232 Bluff View, 741-2364 or Email deborahbutcher#earthlink.net

    Jim Brooks,  600 Main Street,  741-9625 Email  Bro26#kc.rr.com

Aldermen Ward 2:
  David M. McCoy, 5747 Woodhaven Lane, 741-7386, Work 556-2881  Fax 654-1623 or Email David.McCoy#kcpl.com

 Gia McFarlane,  5741 Woodland Pointe, 587-2875, or Email giamcf#yahoo.com

Aldermen Ward 3:
  Marvin Ferguson, 6502 Melody Lane, 741-4242, Work  221-1750, FAX 221-4243.

  Jeffrey S. Bay, 6109 Vardon Drive, 741-2594, Work  421-0644 Fax 421-0758  Email  jbay#vomer.com

Aldermen Ward 4:

Marc Sportsman,  8107 Redbud Court,  746-4524,  Work 746-8160, Fax 746-0830 Email MarcSportsman#yahoo.com 

Nan McManus,  8103 Redbud Court,  741-1008,  Cell 868-3111  Email: nmcmanus#kc.rr.com

Municipal Judge: Sandra P. Ferguson

City Administrator:   Email: cityadministrator#parkvillemo.com

Police Chief:  William Hudson  741-4454

Public Works Director: Dan Koch  741-7676 

Street Superintendent:  Alan Schank  741-7676

Waste Water Treatment:  891-0003

Community Development Director/Asst. City Administrator:  Sean Ackerson (816) 741-9313     E-Mail sackerson#parkvillemo.com  Building Inspectors:  Paul Giarratana, Jr. and Ed Gault  (816) 741-9313 or E-mail us at inspections#parkvillemo.com

MISSOURI STATE OFFICIALS SERVING PARKVILLE:

Representative for District 30:
  Jason Brown, State Capitol, 201 W. Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, Mo. 65101

Representative for District 32:
  Jason Grill, 573/751-4066, email jason.grill@house.mo.gov

Senator, District 34:
  Charlie Shields    573/751-9476  Room 320 

UNITED STATES OFFICIALS SERVING PARKVILLE:

Representative for District 6:
  Sam Graves, 113 Blue Jay Drive, Suite 200 Liberty, Mo. 64068 (816)792-3976 Fax (816) 792-0694 email sam.graves@mail.house.gov

Senators:
  Christopher Bond  911 Main St. #2224, Kansas City, Missouri 64105   (816) 471-7141                     Fax (816) 471-7338

Claire McCaskill  (816) 421-1639  Kansas City Office 400 E. 9th Street, Suite 40
 

COMMITTEES: Citizen involvement encouraged; please call City Hall for Citizen Interest Survey form to indicate where you would like to be involved. Committees and boards include Board of Zoning Adjustments; Channel 2 (Govt. TV Channel); Events; Old Parkville Cemetery; History; Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter; Parks; Planning & Zoning; Nature Sanctuary; Train Depot; Tree Board. All meetings are open to public.

COURTHOUSE: Platte County seat is Platte City. Courthouse number 858-2232.

DOGS AND CATS: Licenses required for dogs 6 mos. or older. $5 if neutered, $10 others (pro-rated for late arrivals; penalties for late purchase). Bring rabies vaccination proof. Renew by May 1st. No license for cats. MAXIMUM of 3 dogs and/or cats. Parkville's Animal Control Code requires dogs to be on leashes; owners must clean up after dogs.

DRIVER'S LICENSES: Tests and handbook - 310 N.E. Englewood Road, Gladstone (889-3913). Be sure to study before test, even if you're a good driver! Obtain license at 6523 N. Cosby, (816) 584-8651

EVENTS: Go to Calendar of Events page.

FARMERS MARKET: In City Parking Lot Saturdays in season, from 6 a.m. to sell-out time, Wednesdays 2 p.m. to sell-out, May 13th to October 

FIRE: Call 9-1-1 in emergency! Call Southern Platte Fire Protection District at 741-2900 about burning.

FRIENDS OF PARKVILLE ANIMAL SHELTER          1356 NW 9 Highway  587-0918  Call and leave message for help with dogs and cats.                         

LIBRARIES: Mid-Continent Public, 8815 Hwy. 45, 741-4721. Park University Library open to public, 741-2000.

MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION: For historic preservation, economic development. Call 505-2227.

NATURE SANCTUARY: See PARKS.

NEWSPAPERS: Platte County Sun-Gazette, 781-1044. Southern Platte Press, 746-4400.  Parkville Luminary 741-5151,  The Landmark 858-0363

OCCUPATION LICENSES: Required for ALL businesses. Renewable June 1st annually.

PARK UNIVERSITY: 8700 River Park Drive, 741-2000. Call Ext. 6207 and ask about Friends of Park.

PARKS: English Landing Park by river has picnic shelters, boat ramp, playgrounds, grills, walking/jogging trail, softball and soccer fields, gazebo, volleyball, historic Waddell A-Frame Bridge. Reserve shelters at City Hall for a small fee. Adams Park at 13th and Walnut has playground for little ones. Bruce Watkins Park, West St., has basketball hoop. Nature Sanctuary below Riss Lake Dam has trail, waterfall, open-air meeting area. Football for youth played on Pop Warner Football Field on Highway FF.

PARKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Welcomes merchants, employers/employees, developers, citizens.  816-587-2700  8701 Riverpark Drive,  Old Train Depot, Parkville

PARKVILLE COMMUNITY BAND: Call 741-7676 to sign up. Rehearse Tuesday nights at Park College.

PHILHARMONIA OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: Call Park University, 741-2000 for information about performances.

Physicians Directory of Kansas City Metro Area

POLICE: Call 9-1-1 in emergency! 741-4454 for other police business. Police Department at 8880 Clark Avenue. in City Hall. Police will watch your house when you're away if you ask. When police are not in office and you need to have officer respond (non-emergency), call 858-3521.

POST OFFICE: At Highway 9 (East St.) and 1st Street, 741-5973

RECYCLING:  Parkville and some surrounding areas NOW offer curbside recycling.
Please call the number listed for your neighborhood to sign up.

Hidden Valley - 816-830-8112
Parkville - 816-830-8112
Riss Lake - 913-631-3300
The National - 913-631-3300
Thousand Oaks - 816-830-8112
Walnut Creek - 816-830-8112


SCHOOLS, PUBLIC:
Park Hill School District, 359-4000. Parkville children attend Graden Elementary, 359-4340; Lakeview Middle, 359-4220 or Plaza Middle, 359-4210; and Park Hill South High School, 359-4120.

SEWER SERVICE: Bill included in Water bill, can be paid at City Hall or mailed to Water Company.

SPORTS: Spectator: Park College, 741-2000, Park Hill High School, 359-4110. Participatory (youth): Southern Platte County Athletic Association, 587-0880; Parkville Panthers (Pop Warner Football), Ray Martin, 587-8521.

TAXES: City real estate and personal property taxes are billed with county taxes on one bill from Platte County. Call County Assessor, (816) 858-2232, to get on county and city tax rolls.

TRASH PICKUP: City doesn't offer trash hauling at this time. Private companies include: BFI, (913) 281-4343; Blacksher, (816) 891-0861; Deffenbaugh Disposal, (913) 631-2407 or (913) 631-3300; GW Trash, (816) 587-2037.

UTILITIES: Electricity: Kansas City Power & Light, 471-KCPL. Gas: MO Gas Energy, 756-5252 (1-800-582-0000 for emergencies). Telephone: Southwestern Bell: New service, 275-3000. To change service or discuss bills, 1-572-1 plus 1st 3 digits of your number. Repairs (if in line), 1-800/303-1444. Sewer: Parkville City Hall, 741-7676. Water: Missouri American Water Co.  741-2991.

VEHICLE LICENSES: Obtain at fee offices. Take vehicle registration, county tax receipt for previous year (or waiver from county collector, 858-2232), and proof vehicle was inspected and passed (Parkville garages do inspections), proof of insurance. Nearest license fee office is, 6523 N. Cosby  584-8651

VOTING: Register to vote at Mid-Continent Library, or register by mail (postcards available at City Hall any time it's open). Vote at Presbyterian Church, 819 Main Street.

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