On 913 Day, neighbors near 18th and Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) united to celebrate their community pride. But beneath the festivities, a persistent problem looms: illegal dumping.
Residents report piles of trash—from barrels to mattresses—on nearly every block, and while city crews sometimes clean up, the trash often returns the next day.
What Neighbors Are Saying
Terry Norton, a long-time resident, commented that trash keeps reappearing because “people just think they can get away with it,” especially in areas with overgrown grass, which appear vacant.
Gary Wilson, owner of Wilson’s Pizza since 1998, added that the dumping hurts the neighborhood’s image and impacts local businesses. He pointed out that in KCK trash service does collect household trash, so residents should use that instead of dumping illegally…