BRUSH CREEK
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2000 – Federal Grant Money | The Federal Emergency Management Agency awards Kansas City a $5.4 million grant to speed up the replacement bridge on Prospect Avenue over Brush Creek.
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2010 – The Next 25 Years | Kansas City makes a deal with the EPA to improve sewage runoff and sanitation problems. The improvements are projected to cost $2.5 billion for the 25-year process.
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1991 – Beautification Projects | The Army Corps of Engineers partners with Kansas City for the Brush Creek Beautification projects. Completion occurs on time in 1996. The changes include the addition of water pumps to aid circulation, three geyser-like fountains and the reduction of fecal coliform — at one point 10 to 15 times the maximum level recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency, earning the creek the unfortunate nickname “Flush Creek”— improving the overall water quality.
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MYTHS:
During the Battle of Westport as it turned out, however, the decision to fight here would be the result of a chain of events that had little to do with any strategic importance attached to the town itself.
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In the 1930s there was a scandal between Thomas Pendergast regarding the flood control at Brush Creek
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Momo, which is short for Missouri Monster is an Urban Legend similar to Bigfoot. Supposedly, Momo is about 7 feet tall with a pumpkin shaped head, glowing orange eyes, furry and black with hair covering its face. It is reported to have a significant bad odor and has been seen up and down the Mississippi River. It is said to kill animals and purposely scare humans.