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Welcome to Village West Rotary!
Welcome to Village West Rotary!
Village West

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 7:30 AM
Country Club Bank
11006 Parallel Pkwy
Kansas City, KS 66109
United States of America
Phone:
(785) 218-4667
Club meetings the 1st and 3rd Thursday, Board meetings the 2cd Thursday and Evening Social events the 4th. 5th Thursdays are special events. ** Doors open at 7:15am. Meetings are held in the basement of the bank **
Mailing address:  10940 Parallel Parkway, Suite K-206, Kansas City, KS  66109
Stories
Matt Watkins, of Reece Commercial, walked us through a presentation on what's going on commercially in the Kansas City Metro and Wyandotte County region.
 
The audience really got into Matt's presentation, evidenced by the active discussions and questions raised.
 
Included was public information gained from UG Planning, KC Business Journal, and news organizations.
 
To learn more about the depth and breadth of ongoing commercial construction, and plans for the immediate future, join us at a future Village West Rotary meeting for more information. 
 
Great stuff Matt!
 
Susila Jones will be letting us in on what's going on with Cross-Lines.
 
Susila Jones / Tom Lally
 
Cross-Lines was established in 1963 as “a place of hope” for those struggling with the hardships of poverty. 
 
We are a safety net for our community. 
 
We provide direct assistance to at-risk families, the elderly, and single individuals struggling to make ends meet.
 
Our Mission
 
The mission of Cross-Lines is to provide people in the Kansas City area affected by poverty with services and opportunities that encourage self-confidence, meet the needs of today, and provide tools for future self-sufficiency.

Greg Kindle, President of the Wyandotte Economic Development Council, was our speaker this morning, and he talked about some amazing things happening in Wyandotte County.

The Council is very active, pursuing opportunities with business retention and expansion, and workforce solutions. Capital investment is in 30 projects, 3.1 million square feet and over 400 jobs. From the Missouri River to Bonner Springs, along the 435 corridor, east to west, there's a lot going on in WYCO. In Bonner Springs alone, the city is in a partnership with ARCO Construction and Evergy to develop a 32-acre site offering a great location, strong logistics and highway access for a new attraction. Sandstone Townhomes is a $33 million investment in Bonner. The single-family Cottages at Village West will be going up on 118th Street. The Homefield - Margaritaville resort and family entertainment center along 98th Street is targeted for an opening in the Spring of 2024. This will be the first full-service hotel in Wyandotte County. Last but not least, Orange EV, offering the first commercially sold class 8 electric vehicles in the country, will be moving from Riverside to the Turner Logistics Park.

There's more, a whole lot more going on in Wyandotte County. For more information, go to the Wyandotte Economic Development Council website Wyandotte Economic Development Council (wyedc.org).

Thanks Greg for the great job you're doing to promote Wyandotte County and sharing these awesome stories with the Village West Rotary Club.

 

Newly elected Kansas State Representative, Lynn Melton, visited the Village West Rotary Club this morning to share with us a little bit about her next steps moving into an elected role at the state level.
 
The 2023 State Legislature will be officially sworn in next Monday, January 9, in Topeka.
 
Welcome Lynn, to your new role and thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us this morning.
 
Come back soon!
 
 
Jim Arnett, is the Leawood Club’s “token” Rocket Scientist, having retired from the California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Lab after 35 years designing, testing and launching spacecraft for NASA.