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2023 Household Hazardous Waste Collection: June 24

March 16, 2023
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Saturday, June 24, 2023 8 am – Noon(or until trucks are full) Platte Ridge Park 17130 MO Highway 371 (North of Platte City) HHW Mobile Collection Brochure Platte County Residents can safely dispose unwanted products such as paint, lawn and garden chemicals, automotive fluids, batteries, florescent bulbs and household cleaners. …

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2023 Barry Platte Ballfield Reservations – Coaches Lottery Zoom Meeting

January 20, 2023
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Register for the meeting here

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2023 Outreach Grants

November 6, 2022
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Guidelines and applications are now available for Grant considerations. The Outreach application deadline is in on January 20, 2023, at 5 PM. Applicants must be a local government, school district or other public subdivision of the state of Missouri. In addition, IRS-designated non-profit organizations are also eligible to apply. Groups …

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Annual Platte County Parks Book Drive April 28 – May 12, 2022

April 28, 2022
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Got Books? Pay it forward and donate your used books. Books will resupply the Platte County Parks Little Libraries at Barry Platte Park, Prairie Creek Greenway and Platte Ridge Park. You can drop off used books at Platte County Parks, 415 Third Street, Rm 016, Platte City, MO 64079 or …

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1912 Cabin

Dorothy Day Cabin now available

March 18, 2022
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Did you know??? The Day Log Cabin is available for children’s events, small groups, book clubs and tours.

Renner Brenner Playground

We’re Accepting Bids for Parks and Trails Mowing Services

March 16, 2022
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PRE BID meeting: Mon, March 14, 2022,  10:00 am on-site at the Platte County Park’s Maintenance Facility in Platte Ridge Park. Sealed bids due: Tue, March 22, 2022, at 9:00 at the Platte County Clerk office, Read more and Download RFB Document here

Barry Platte Community Garden

Visit the Barry-Platte Community Garden!

November 23, 2021
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Barry Platte Community Garden is where visitors are welcome to plant, maintain and harvest. Please follow the Nextdoor App: Barry Heights for more information on weekly meetups. The garden’s harvest provides for the local community surrounding the garden. “I would love to introduce people to the idea of gardening. Anyone is …

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Fishing at Platte Ridge Park

Free Fishing Day 2023

October 31, 2021
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THE FREE FISHING CLINIC The Missouri Department of Conservation and Platte County Parks & Recreation will host a free fishing clinic at the Platte Ridge Park fishing pond on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 10AM-Noon. The Conservation Department will have poles, hooks, and bobbers available for use, and Platte County …

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Float on the Platte River

September 14, 2021
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Float on the Platte River-2023 Dates to be determined by water level NOTE: 2022 was a severe drought year and we were not able to paddle the Platte River due to extremely low water levels. If you have your own kayak and would like to paddle this river on your …

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Platte County Parks 100 Mile Challenge

June 28, 2021
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Platte County Parks 100 Mile Challenge New Challenge! Starts Monday July 1, 2021 Any Activity-Bike, Walk, Hike Run, Paddle, Swim! Other activity: Weights, Circuit Training, Karate, Yoga 20 minutes = 1 mile 100 miles in 100 days will end Saturday, October 9, 2021 1. Check out our website for the …

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