Raytown-Brooking Eagle, March 7, 2014

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The City Of Raytown Launches New Community Engagement Site The City is Asking for Your Thoughts, Opinions, and Ideas The City of Raytown launched Engage Raytown!, a new comprehensive community engagement website where citizens can engage, communicate and collaborate with community decision makers and other residents on the future of our community. The mobile friendly site is located at raytownmo. mindmixer.com and its link will also be available on the city’s website at www.raytown.mo.us, Facebook page, www.facebook.

com/cityofraytown and Twitter account www.twitter.com/ cityofraytown. The goal of Engage Raytown! is to involve the community in the planning process. The site’s interactive and accessible new platform will be the online tool to generate new ideas and feedback from Raytown residents and businesses on a variety of projects that will be used by the Mayor, Board of Aldermen and City staff.

“We know that our residents lead busy lives and just don’t have the time or energy to come out to a meeting or to be engaged with the city on a regular basis,” said Mahesh Sharma, City Administrator. “This tool allows access to decision makers when you want to interact and on your schedule.” New questions, polls and surveys will be posted regularly. The discussion will start with these topics:

Engage Raytown! asked for photos of what winter looks like in your neighborhood and this photo was shared

• What is the most important aspect of the character of Raytown? • What do you feel is the main source of crime in Raytown? • Would you visit/attend SuperSplash USA more often if there were new attractions? • How do you get your information about the City? (survey) Engage Raytown! gives citizen contributors a chance to share new ideas, second others’ ideas, expand upon existing ideas and give feedback on initiatives,

working with community leaders and decision makers on a variety of topics online anytime, anywhere. “Our mission is to build community contributors, ideas, voices and perspectives that are shared to facilitate deeper and better conversations that yield actionable insights and a stronger community,” said Mayor David Bower. The City wants to hear from you. Join the conversation.

Bluejays Win Suburban Conference White The Bluejays won the Suburban White Conference title outright after defeating the William Chrisman Bears, 86-64. It was the first league title for Raytown (19-6, 11-1) since 20072008. The Bluejays bolted ahead during the second quarter Friday

leading 24-21, they ripped off a 17-4 run and went on to lead 45-27 at halftime. They kept it a double-digit ballgame during the second half. Winning the title has been a season-long goal, Buford reportedly said. Conference

championship matters even in a basketball world where every high school team plays in the postseason. “To come out here this year and win a conference title after going 6-17 last year just shows how much that they wanted

to change,” Buford said and he hopes the Bluejays won’t

be content with being league champions.

Photos by R.C. Jones Bluejays celebrating victory after game

#32 Blue Johnson shooting over William Chrisman defenders


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