The Platte City Board of Aldermen Tuesday night approved a conditional use permit for Verizon Wireless to install a cell tower at Harrel Ferrel Park at the corner of Fourth Street and Hwy. 92. The proposed tower is designed to be located in the park and replace one of the light stands for the eastern-most ball field. The permit allows Verizon to move forward with negotiations with the city for final approval and a building permit.
At the 31st annual Kansas City Scottish Highland Games in Riverside, Sean Rao of Kansas City and Paul Peterman of Liberty demonstrated traditional Scottish battle techniques using swords and other medieval weaponry. Also assisting with the demonstrations were Jennifer Rao of Kansas City and Kevin Kritzer of Kansas City, Kan.
A plan by the Park Hill School District to install a sewer line connecting Union Chapel Elementary School is in the beginning stage while school officials attempt to negotiate with neighboring property owners. The sewer line being installed by the school district will run from Union Chapel along Hampton Road to the intersection of North National Drive and North Crooked Road. The elementary school currently has a small sewage treatment facility near the playground of the school. The facility is open to the air and was built in the 1970s to handle the sewage generated at the school.