City Council Work Session 10/19/2026

The City of Raymore City Council work session on October 19, 2026, reviewed traffic-crash data, the proposed 2027 budget, and project updates. Staff reported 288 crashes citywide in 2024 and 274 in 2025, with recurring causes including failure to yield and following too closely. Council discussed enforcement and safety concerns at several intersections, coordination with MoDOT on planned highway and roundabout work, and the need for temporary striping near the Walmart entrance. Staff said a contractor’s striping work had been delayed by rain and that Walmart expected to award its own project contract that week. A MoDOT project beginning in spring 2027 is expected to include replacement of up to 3,600 feet of water line, potentially a roughly $500,000 project, with the city acting as paying agent; no contract award or spending vote was reported at this session.

The council held a final discussion opportunity on the 2027 budget after the public hearing; staff said changes would require later budget amendments, and identified unresolved work on a park-related item and a possible incentive program. Staff also reported that Raymore was not selected for a proposed federal records-storage facility, which went to a site in Lee’s Summit. No procurement awards, budget amendments, or spending motions were approved in the transcript.