On my way to KC... a little help?

[B. Liggett]

Blue Springs and Lee's Summit schools are national Blue Ribbon award
winners.  I grew up in Blue Springs and my mother taught in Blue Springs for
27 years and I think Blue Springs schools are top-notch.  Obviously, my view
is slanted but I intend to move back somewhere within the Blue Springs
school district when I have kids.  Blue Springs schools also cover parts of
Independence & Lee's Summit.  Also, the Grandview Triangle construction will
be complete in 2008 so if you can put up with the commute for another 5
years you'll be in great shape!   I also can't seem to bring myself to move
to the Dark si... er, I mean, the Kansas side.

>However...on the other hand, Dave Hull makes a good point.  After a
>year, I'll be starting an MBA program.  Not sure where yet.  Some are
>telling me Univ of Kansas, some say UMKC, and other preach Baker.   In
>that respect, Lawrance is sounding good.
As far as MBAs go, I'm also looking at UMKC.  I received my Bachelors from
UMKC and I thought it was a great campus.  It's a decent drive in and it's
nice that it's just off the Plaza.

> BTW, Brad, why do you go in to work I-70 and come home through the
> triangle?  What part of Ind are you in?  I go in and back Truman to
> downtown to I-35.
Brad, I live just west of Noland Rd off 35th Street.  About 2 blocks away
from the Lipton factory.  I take 35th Street down to where it merges with 40
hiway, then take 40 hiway down to I-70 where is dumps off by Van Brunt Blvd.
The traffic is usually light at 7 a.m.  I drive through downtown in the
morning to stop off on 87th Street off I-35 to get my morning caffeine fix
from Starbucks.  I've always hated the drive home through downtown since I
drove it for many years.  The drive through the triangle for traffic staying
on I-435 doesn't seem to be all that bad in either the morning or the
evening.

Brad

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Crotchett" <brad at ispn.net>
To: <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: On my way to KC... a little help?

> I am in the same boat.  I work in Lenexa and live in Independence.  I
> don't live there by choice (who would) but because it is inexpensive,
> low taxes, and plenty of cheap fixer-upper houses.  I have commuted
> 40-45 minutes each way for 3 years now, and while I hate the drive, I
> don't think I would want to live in JoCo because of the homogenous
> nature of it.  I grew up in Lee's Summit and would highly recommend
> living there if you don't mind the commute.  The schools are among the
> best on the Missouri side, and it is a lot different than most suburban
> sprawl.  It still has a downtown with attractions!
>