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By Paul Thompson
Northeast News
December 9, 2016
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A collection of city leaders and community stakeholders gathered at the intersection of Benton Blvd. and Independence Ave. on Friday, December 9 to celebrate the completion of renovations at the intersection.
The group braved chilly weather to conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of recently installed decorative signage. Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mark McHenry joined 1st District Councilman Scott Wagner, 3rd District Councilman Quinton Lucas, Independence Avenue CID Director Bobbie Baker-Hughes, Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association President Leslie Caplan, and Independence Plaza Neighborhood Council President Tom Ribera for the ceremony.
“It’s about a $1.5 million total cost. About 80% of that is federal, and 20% is local,” said McHenry. “Whenever you get a lot more federal than local, that’s always good.”
For more information about the Benton and Independence intersection project, check out coverage from the Northeast News on the project’s groundbreaking ceremony in May of 2016.
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