Plaza branch will open late at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4.
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A panel of experts from Kansas and Missouri discusses ongoing efforts to develop MetroGreen, a system of nature areas, greenways, and trails throughout the Kansas City area.
The panel includes Mark McHenry, Director of Kansas City Parks, Recreation, and Boulevards; Greg Ruether, Director of Parks Services for the City of Overland Park; and Janet Snook Bartnik, Director of Liberty Parks and Recreation. Tom Jacobs, director of environmental programs at the Mid-America Regional Council, opens the program with an overview of the MetroGreen system and its contemplated 1,144 mile network.
The discussion and a subsequent open forum is moderated by noted pedestrian Henry Fortunato, the Library's director of public affairs.
The program is co-presented by the Mid-America Regional Council, and co-sponsored by the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department, City of Overland Park, Liberty Parks and Recreation, Bridging the Gap, and BikeLife Kansas City.
This event is co-sponsored by: Mid-America Regional Council