The
Nuisance Abatement Program is designed to help handle the backlog of nuisance code violations in Kansas City, Missouri's neighborhoods, particularly mowing of rank weeds. Contracts for mowing abatement are issued daily for cases that are not handled in
an appropriate amount of time by the property owner, whose property is then assessed for the cost abatement contract, plus an administrative fee. As of 2010, the program also mows and cleans the
Land Trust lots in the city, and several hundred city-owned lots.
Status of the 2012 growing season
Funding for the 2012 growing season is under discussion currently; the budget request is for $250,000 for privately-owned properties, $1,000,000 for Land Trust lots, and $85,000 for city-owned properties (this does not include parks, boulevards, active city facilities, or the like). The anticipated Land Trust property list for 2012 will be almost 4,000 properties; to offset this increase in costs we are once again opening Land Trust lots to being "adopted" by neighborhoods and maintained through several cutting cycles for a lower overall cost.
Applications for adopting Land Trust lots are ongoing; the 2011 list of properties is available for download as an Excel document during this process. The finalized 2012 list will not be available until at least March, but we anticipate growth to be roughly in keeping with the current proportions across all neighborhoods. If you have questions or are interested in this Adopt-a-Lot process, please contact Carla Finch at 816-513-9039.
