Bond Question 2025

The Northland Regional Ambulance District was established in 1994, under Missouri Law and with the support of both the Platte and Clay County Commissioners.  The District was established to ensure EMS/ambulance coverage for the Northland during a time of limited access outside of Kansas City.  Throughout the last 30 years, The District has strived to provide professional and compassionate care to all that require services.  The District has grown from a single ambulance service, to providing four ambulances daily with over 30 employees.  The District has also become active in outreach education for all in the areas of CPR, First Aid and Stop the Bleed working to promote health and safety throughout the District.

Yet, as our District in both Platte and Clay Counties continue to grow, NRAD has outgrown its Platte City Headquarters, built in 2000, and needs to continually plan and be proactive in providing the best coverage and responses to emergencies possible.  And with this growth, NRAD continues to provide more services, through outreach such as CPR, First Aid, and Stop-the-Bleed education as well as hold its own in-house training improving on each employee’s knowledge and skills in order to keep up with the patient care standards.

With this growth and planning, the Northland Regional Ambulance District is asking voters for general obligation bonds in the amount not to exceed $15,100,000 for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, construct, renovate, improve, furnish and equip new and existing facilities of the District, including without limitation, to (1) acquire land for, and construct, furnish and equip, a new headquarters station and education center, (2) acquire land for, and construct, furnish and equip a new satellite station, and (3) renovate and improve an existing station (the "Project") for the District.

1. First, a new Headquarters located near the center of the District at the intersection of 92 highway and B highway.  This new Headquarters would allow  for the continued growth of the District’s administrative staff with improved and secured storage for patient records and other necessary records, supplies and equipment.  This Headquarters would also increase the education and training space available which will increase the availability of outreach classes as well as internal training courses held within our District into its next 30 years of service.
2. Satellite station in North Smithville to help accommodate the increase growth in multi-home subdivisions and city growth.  This station would be a used to house an ambulance full-time to help NRAD ensure call response times and reduce delays to farther reaching areas of Smithville and Clay County.
3. Renovation and improvements to our Platte City Station allowing for the placement of a second full-time ambulance.

The Board of Directors has placed this Bond on the ballot to continue NRAD’s ability to cover the District effectively as well as offer further resources to taxpayers for the next 20 years and beyond.