Learn more about the booster shot and transportation options to key services
Happy Thursday, Wyandotte County!
Please join us TONIGHT as the Unified Government Board of Commissioners workshop a shared vision and goals for community's pandemic recovery. The special session, starting at 5PM this evening, will explore our elected body's ideas and recommendations for how the American Rescue Plan can be put into action. This will guide upcoming outreach and engagement on this once-in-a-generation funding opportunity from the federal government for our community. Meeting details are below!
Please keep reading for additional updates from the Unified Government. As always, we welcome your feedback. Have a fantastic Thursday!
Booster Shot Eligibility and Availability
Here are the details of what you need to know about when and where the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots are available in Wyandotte County and who is eligible:
The following people SHOULD receive a booster shot at least six months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series:
People 65 years and older or residents in long-term care settings; and
People ages 18-64 years old who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting (health workers, teachers, grocery store workers, congregant settings. etc.) based on their individual benefits and risks.
Booster shots are available only to people who have been previously vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and who fall within the recommended groups.
Learn about free transportation available in Wyandotte County. Anyone in WyCo can get a free ride for COVID vaccines and testing, and people living in select zip codes can also access free transportation to a wide variety of social services.
The Turner Diagonal project in Wyandotte County has been selected as a Top-12 Finalist in the 2021 America’s Transportation Awards competition by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Turner Diagonal will represent the state of Kansas and now compete for both the Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award. The prize for winning includes a $10,000 cash award for a charity or transportation-related scholarship and the honor of bringing home one of the nation’s top transportation awards for their respective state.
Today at 1:30PM, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is hosting a media event to announce over $469k in funding for three Kansas City area Sustainable Materials Management projects. This is a program that promotes a systems-approach to using materials more productively and finding new opportunities to reduce environmental impact.
There's still time to submit your feedback on the draft Armourdale Area Master Plan. The first plan for the community since 1979, this plan defines a sustainable path forward for the existing community, building new opportunities, and connecting to the riverfront and the rest of the city. Submit your feedback online for the Department of Planning & Urban Design before the plan is put in front of our governing body for adoption.
KCK Animal Services needs help finding foster families for the long-timer dogs & cats! We've created this short video explaining what it takes to become a foster. Help us support these animals.
Join KDOT for its biannual engagement to get Kansans’ input on a list of potential expansion and modernization projects. It’s an opportunity to strengthen local partnerships, to listen to your priorities, and learn how KDOT can improve. Learn more here.
Spring Flowering Bulbs
October 7, 2021
Pre-register for next week's upcoming Lawn and Garden class: Spring Flowering Bulbs with Horticulture WyCo Extension Agent, Lynn Loughary. Find out more.
WYCO Extension Annual Meeting
October 11, 2021
Join the K-State Research and Extension for their upcoming virtual annual meeting. Details here.
To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the meetings of the Unified Government Board of Commission will be conducted remotely using Zoom and broadcast via UGTV and YouTube. Members of the public may attend meetings virtually or watch the virtual meeting in the lobby of city hall (701 N 7th Street, KCK, 66101). The virtual meeting information is also available on the agenda itself.
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