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Safely disposing of household hazardous waste keeps our community safe and healthy.

This legislation will create a stable funding source for 911 systems, now and in the future, and enhance public safety across state.

Summertime in the Kansas City region always brings an increased risk of flooding, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and extreme heat. Planning and preparing for these types of emergencies can be challenging for anyone, but it’s especially important for our most vulnerable populations.

The Green Infrastructure Framework offers a planning and design approach to grow communities in ways that simultaneously tend to neighborhoods, jobs and nature.

<h4>Poor air quality can affect children more than adults. Kids tend to be outdoors more, and their developing lungs are more vulnerable to pollutants. There are simple, everyday actions that kids can do to help keep our air clean.</h4>

The Project Approach builds on natural curiosity, enabling children to interact, question, connect, problem-solve, communicate, reflect, and more. 

Congratulations to the Regional Leadership Award recipients, who were celebrated at MARC's Regional Assembly.

On June 12, Olathe Councilwoman Marge Vogt was elected to serve as president of the National Association of Regional Councils, a network of more than 250 regional councils across the country.

Few jobs are as emotionally taxing and stressful as that of an emergency dispatcher or calltaker. In the Kansas City region, the 911 Peer Support Team stands ready to help emergency dispatchers and calltakers cope with personal and job-related stress through a confidential peer-based assistance program.