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Raytown community development director outlines online licensing, heavier code enforcement and animal-control gains

Raytown Board of Aldermen · March 18, 2025
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Community Development Director Diane Egger told the Board of Aldermen that business licensing went online, code enforcement doubled case activity after a mobile enforcement rollout, and animal-control returned hundreds of animals to owners and boosted adoptions in 2024.

Community Development Director Diane Egger gave the Raytown Board of Aldermen a progress report on March 18, saying the department has modernized licensing, added enforcement staff and expanded animal-control services since she started in July 2022.

Egger said business licensing moved from paper to an online system in 2024 that sends renewal notices by email 30 and 15 days before expiration and allows businesses to apply and renew online. She said the city created a dedicated Business License Enforcement Officer and recovered more revenue that otherwise would have been…

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