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—A Kansas City man says he’s struggled to get the city’s attention about infrastructure problems near Northwest 96th and 100th streets.
Northland resident says road, sidewalk and safety concerns are ‘out of sight, out of mind’
Chris Reed has always lived in the Northland. He says the openness of the area brought him there in the first place.
“I have always lived on the hillside of the city, and feel it’s just kind of like home,” Reed said.
Reed goes on regular walks near Northwest 96th and 100th streets and says he can’t help but notice problems along the way.
“It’s been broken sidewalk, some of these have been underwater type things, but when it floods or a heavy rain, it gets muddy,” Reed said.
He also pointed out bullet holes on signs across the stretch and issues with the road.
Reed says he has contacted the city using the 311 number but has not gotten answers about the issues he reported…