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    Wyandotte County is located in the middle of the United States in Kansas. The county contains the cities of Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, and Kansas City. Wyandotte’s neighboring counties are Johnson and Leavenworth counties in Kansas, and Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri. The county was actually named after the Wyandot Indians who once inhabited the land (Wyandotte County, 2010). Those who live in the region have coined the area with nicknames such as the Heart of America, KCK, and

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    production in the United States (Nelson & Staggers, 2014). Wyandotte County is located in Kansas City . Wyandotte County seats west of Kansas City, Missouri. The county of Wyandotte consists of a total population of 163,369 people according to the latest census. The majority of inhabitants are whites, black Americans and Hispanic making up 95,048 46,233 and 26,139 persons respectively. The rest of the population is from other races. The county population spread out as follow with 28.5% under the age

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    will be missed as a mother, friend and grandmother. Knowing and loving each one of you was the success story of her life. She has passed from this life, but is living in the afterlife. A Celebration of life will be held at Monastery Beach in Monterey County, California, Saturday, September 18th at 6:30pm. Drinks and Hors d'oeuvres will be served beachside. A brief description of her life will be read by her grandson, then at 7:30pm, the scattering of her ashes at sea. A bonfire to follow, for this is

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    Wyandotte county is not the ideal place of living. It does not hold value in the sense of luxury, modern buildings, nor economic prosperity at the moment. Do not get me wrong it is not a terrible place either, Wyandotte county is the upcoming metamorphosis. I am honored to say that I group I here, there are so many people that have vision with a desirable amount of talent. I know I am around of the people of tomorrow, the people that have the power to make a change in society and peel the labels

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    Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts is a 5-location chain of family-friendly water parks. Started in New Braunfels, Texas, in 1966 by Bob and Billye Henry, Schlitterbahn has grown tremendously popular, causing the Henry family to open three more locations in Texas and one in Kansas City. This promotion plan will focus on the Kansas City, Kansas location. Schlitterbahn Kansas City has become a huge hit with locals and visitors to the Kansas City area. A large part of the fame is due to Verruckt,

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    Want to know a little known fact? Local government is one of the most influential factors in the American way of life, but it is not even mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Essentially the Constitution set up national and state governments but leaves local governments out creating a gray area. This area has been filled with many different methods and types of government. One of the ideas which pertains to filling this gray area is the Tiebout model. In essence this is a model of governance through

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    the state of Texas. Texas has 254 counties, the most of any state. Each county is governed by a five-member Commissioners Court, which consists of a County Judge (elected at-large) and four Commissioners (elected from single-member precincts). The County Judge has no veto authority over the decisions of the Court, s/he has one vote along with the other Commissioners. In smaller counties, the County Judge also performs judicial functions, while in larger counties his/her role is limited to the Court

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    governmental functions, and counties, municipalities, and towns and townships all fall into this category. Special purpose local governments generally focus on a specific purpose and one function. Best known of these are the school districts. Regardless of name, it is state government that gives local governments of all types their legal life. Counties were created to function as appendages of the state, but modernization and population growth have put pressures on counties

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    government A rural county government would make for an excellent political structure while giving the residents common services. It would also give private businesses opportunities for maintenance, healthcare, waste disposal services, and recreational services, which would not only bring business and jobs but more citizens as well. The services our government would provide

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    Question 1: Why are you interested in this position? From what I have learned city governments provide some of the most challenging, dynamic, learning-centric environments where opportunities to make a difference abound through numerous opportunities. Often from what I have seen the staff is smaller, and so is the budget and other resources and yet the issues that arise didn’t shrink as well, so creative and quick solutions are more frequently needed. I want to start building experience working

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