Page 4 - Overview Fall 2019

Bulky item pickup coming to half of city
If phone calls to city offices are any indication, the annual curbside bulky item pickup is popular and well received.
Overland Park’s bulky item pickup service is scheduled for four weekends beginning Sept. 14 through Oct. 12, with a
one-weekend break.
This year’s collections, which will haul
away items such as furniture,
appliances and mattresses from
single through four-plex households
with curbside trash service, will be for
homes east of Antioch. Last year’s
program served residents west of
Antioch as part of an annual program
that alternates east and west of Antioch each year.
Use the online interactive map at www.opkansas.org/bulky to find out if you are in this year’s scheduled areas and your weekend. If you are part of this year’s service, you’ll also get a flier and postcard in the mail with more information.
There is a lot of ground to cover, so four dates will serve four separate areas east of Antioch over a five-weekend period, allowing the contractor more time to collect items over a large
area of Overland Park.
Set out up to five bulky items, including appliances, rolled-up and secured rugs, grills without propane gas tanks, furniture, water heaters, refrigerators, and more at the curb for collection on your weekend.
Fencing, decking, lumber, and other construction materials, bagged or boxed items, yard waste, and hazardous waste will not be picked up and should not be left at the curb.
During your pick up weekend, you can drop off one pickup truck load of construction or demolition materials at the dropoff site. Johnson County accepts hazardous waste at dropoff sites. Visit jocogov.org/environment to schedule an appointment.
We can help you with flood insurance, information
The Federal Emergency Management Agency works with Overland Park to provide discounts on flood insurance premiums.
FEMA's National Flood Insurance
Program continually faces paying flood
loss claims while trying to retain afford-
able insurance costs. Nationally, the NFIP
has paid nearly $50 billion in flood
insurance claims since 1978. In Overland
Park, nearly seven percent of the total
land area is in a flood zone. While much
of that land area is in parks, streamway corridors and open space, there are an estimated 340 buildings within the city that are in a flood zone.
Overland Park participates in FEMA's Community Rating System, resulting in up to a 15 percent discount in flood
insurance costs for Overland Park property owners. As part of this program, the city completes annual progress reports about mitigation efforts identified in a Repetitive Loss Area Analysis and the Regional Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Together these plans identify potential stormwater improvement projects and progress toward protecting properties from flood losses. All of
s are available by contacting the Engineer of the Day at 913-895-6223 or [email protected].
The city also maintains the following floodplain information for residents:
Whether property is in the floodplain.
Information about expected flood elevations, floodway limits, historical flood information, and steps property owners can take to protect themselves from future flooding if a property is determined to be in the floodplain.
Elevation certificates on existing buildings.
Localized drainage problem areas.
Areas known as designated stream corridors that provide natural floodplain functions.
If you would like to find out more information about possible flooding issues in your neighborhood, floodplain assistance related to flood insurance or would like to schedule a site visit to review flood protection issues, please contact us at 913-895-6223.
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Bluejacket, Marty, Stonegate and Young’s pools close for the season after the close of business Sunday, Aug. 11.
After Aug. 11, Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center will be open Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon-7 p.m., through Labor Day.
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