Kansas City Council member says tougher penalties on illegal dumping have cleaned up the city

Illegal trash dumping in Kansas City used to be a big issue — with garbage and big items like mattresses ending up in vacant lots, especially in the city’s low-income areas.

And while that is still a concern, the situation seems to be improving after Council passed an ordinance last year that increases penalties for offenders.

The city is now seeing a higher amount of cases investigated and prosecuted — plus clean-ups of long-standing dumping sites…

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