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CITY OF OLATHE'S NEW YARD CART PROGRAM

City of Olathe Offers a New Yard Cart Program

Are you tired of purchasing those paper yard waste bags? Stuffing and squishing those bags to their maximum capacity and right before the pick-up day it pours rain and they get soaking wet. You try to move them to the curb and the bag rips and you have to stuff and squish all over again.

GOOD NEWS! THE City of Olathe is providing another choice for their waste disposal customers, "The Yard Cart". The Yard Cart is not going to replace the traditional yard waste disposal methods, but is designed to enhance Olathe's waste disposal system.

Olathe's YARD CART holds approximately 330 lbs of yard waste, which is about six of your yard waste bags. You can obtain a "YARD CART" from the City of Olathe for a one-time lease fee of $75, which is added to your solid waste bill after the cart is delivered to your home. The "CARTS" remain the property of the City and is returned when you move or no longer desire to have the "CART". You can contact the Olathe Municipal Services at 913.971.9344.

If you have just purchased your dream home or are getting ready to sell your Olathe home this CART sounds like a dream. Getting your new cart will give you a good reason to clean those gutters, trim the yard and get all your fall clean up done!

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PIC Properties - Paul Jones Kansas City Regional Homes, KS

I have spent my career as a Real Estate Agent in Olathe, KS focusing on the needs of my customers. I continue to work with a wide variety of buyers and sellers. I give each and every client the same quality and level of service regardless of the home price they are seeking or selling. Most of my sales are from people who are relocating to the Kansas City Metro area. My expertise is CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Contact me today if you have needs in Olathe, KS - Overland Park, KS - Gardner, KS - or the entire Kansas City Metro Area.
I hold my Real Estate License in Kansas and Missouri

Paul Jones, PIC Properties 2008.

City of Olathe to Complete the BNSF "Quiet Zone"

City of Olathe to complete the BNSF "Quiet Zone"

Has anyone noticed the decrease in train noise in the City of Olathe?  We certainly have.  We are one of the fortunate families that live in between the railroad tracks in Olathe.  We have heard the improvement with the completion of the overpass for the train on the Ridgeview/Santa Fe route.  More good news to come!  Completion of the "Quiet Zone" for the Kansas City Road/Santa Fe route is scheduled to be completed by 2010. 

There is nothing worse than trying to have an outdoor gathering in this area and being constantly interrupted by the blowing of TRAIN HORNS.  We love our home and location near the downtown area of Olathe and Mill Creek Park, however when we have a family gathering it is so frustrating to have a conversation.  According to an article in the
Olathe News  there is approximately five hours of train noise per day in the City of Olathe.  They also say that the train blows their horn for 20 seconds at each crossing.  I think that is the exception not the rule,  It seems like some of the engineers just blow their horn all the way from one end of town to the other.  For further information on the "Quiet Zone" project visit Olathe News and read  Quiet zone slated for end of 2009, by Jack Weinstein

This is great news not only for traffic in the downtown Olathe area, but also for Olathe property values.  The train noise is one of the biggest detractions for families moving into this area.  I want to thank the City of Olathe and BNSF for taking on this project and making my city a quieter place to live.

 

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PIC Properties - Paul Jones Re/Max Real Estate Group Olathe, KS

I have spent my career as a Real Estate Agent in Olathe, KS focusing on the needs of my customers. I continue to work with a wide variety of buyers and sellers. I give each and every client the same quality and level of service regardless of the home price they are seeking or selling. Most of my sales are from people who are relocating to the Kansas City Metro area. My expertise is CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Contact me today if you have needs in Olathe, KS - Overland Park, KS - Gardner, KS - or the entire Kansas City Metro Area.
I hold my Real Estate License in Kansas and Missouri

 

 

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Paul Jones, PIC Properties 2008.