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Updates and outcomes from MARC's August Board meetings
August 28, 2025 | Posted in News
August 2025 Board of Directors meeting attendees

Thanks to everyone who joined the MARC Board of Directors and Budget and Personnel Committee meetings on Aug. 26. We’re sharing selected highlights from the meetings for your awareness and use in regional conversations.

National Emergency Management Awareness Month recognizes vital, behind-the-scenes work to keep communities safe
August 19, 2025 | Posted in Safety & Security
memc-committee-members-august-2025

Inaugural campaign highlights essential role emergency managers play in safeguarding lives, property and community infrastructure.

 

MARC Head Start staff prepare for new school year
August 19, 2025 | Posted in Early Learning
MARC Head Start education staff

Annual training focuses on strengthening skills, celebrating children.

Give 5 volunteer matching classes now enrolling
August 15, 2025 | Posted in Aging
group of happy older adults

Give 5, a program that connects older adults with meaningful volunteer work, is now enrolling for sessions this fall. 

Upcoming workshop focuses on riparian restoration
August 15, 2025 | Posted in Environment
The Blue River flows through the Kansas City region.

MARC is holding a workshop on Aug. 27 focused on the whys and hows of riparian restoration.

Operation Green Light wraps up yearlong project to study methods for improving road efficiency
August 12, 2025 | Posted in Transportation
View of North Oak Trafficway traffic intersection with Kansas City skyline

The project gathered crowdsourced data to measure how well traffic signals were performing. 

Registration open for KC Economic Outlook Conference
August 4, 2025 | Posted in Economy & Housing
Text: KC Economic Outlook

Gain timely insights and understanding of current economic conditions, namely those impacting regional and industry growth, at this half-day conference on Thursday, Nov. 6.

Aging Town Hall gathers feedback on Missouri plan
August 4, 2025 | Posted in Aging
Missouri Master Plan on Aging Town Hall - opening remarks

Participants heard a presentation on the Missouri Master Plan on Aging and results of the 2024 statewide needs assessment survey. 

Air Quality Alert issued for Friday, Aug. 1, Saturday, Aug. 2
August 1, 2025 | Posted in Environment
Wildfire

Wildfire smoke from Canada is pushing into the Kansas City region

Army Corps hosting public discussion on flood solutions along Little Blue River
August 1, 2025 | Posted in Environment
Flooded area with pedestrian crossing sign halfway submerged

Join staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and government partners for public meetings focused on reducing flood risk and restoring habitat in the Little Blue River Watershed. There will be two opportunities to see this presentation.