MOJO Real Estate Team
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Zac Morton
Zac hits 100 Lake Waukomis properties sold!
This month: Zac Morton's 100th Lake Waukomis property milestone, current listing activity, May closings, official summer reminders, Morton Amphitheater's opening stretch, nearby June events, resident resources, and a quick flashback.
June is when Lake Waukomis starts acting like Lake Waukomis again: boats moving, calendars filling up, 4th of July questions starting, and everyone trying to get one more lake-season errand handled before the weekends disappear.
This month's Cannonball is built around the useful stuff: a current multiple listing service market board, what to check before July 4, what to remember around the water, and a new nearby music venue that Lake Waukomis residents are going to hear about all summer.
July 4 is getting close: the week at a glance
Lake Waukomis 4th of July runs from Tuesday, June 30 through Saturday, July 4, with store hours and raffle pickup stretching around it. Mark your calendar now so you do not miss the cornhole opener, Wednesday park night, Thursday food-and-bingo run, Friday parade/kickball/rum night, or Saturday's full July 4 schedule.
- June 30: cornhole tournament starts at 6 PM; teams register and pay at the tents by 5:30.
- July 1: watermelon races at 5 PM; Family Fun Night, talent show, kids glow dance, pinewood derby, and bocce ball at the park from 6-9 PM.
- July 2: Bourbon Society taste tour from 5-7:30 PM; bake sale and BBQ from 5:30-7 PM; bingo from 7-9 PM.
- July 3: pet parade, kids parade, kids games, adult coed kickball, chalk/house judging, vehicle parade, closest-to-the-pin, Don Q Rum Madness, and Superstar Mafia.
- July 4: fun walk/run, pancake breakfast, flag ceremony, fishing derby weigh-in, boat parade, Mayor's Ice Cream Boat, disc golf, and fireworks at dusk.
- 4th Store: Saturdays in June 10 AM-noon, Sundays in June 1-3 PM, plus July 1-4 event-week hours; raffle pickup is July 5 from 1-3 PM.
- Open the Lake Waukomis 4th activity guide
- Lake Waukomis vs. Weatherby Lake co-ed softball: this is the game everyone has been waiting for: North Shore and South Shore joining forces for one noble cause, taking on the rivals across I-29. First pitch is Sunday, June 28 at noon at Weatherby Lake Softball Field, 8230 NW Potomac Ave. The team is looking for more female players; join the roster by Sunday, June 7. Spectators can bring a cooler and cheer from the sideline.
- June 30 cornhole: be at the tents by 5:30 PM to pay and register your team. Guy Groves: 816-804-2392.
- July 1 pinewood derby: registration deadline is June 30; rules and registration are in the guide QR code. Craig Johns: 913-636-7791; Cory Whitney: 913-522-0613.
- July 1 bocce ball: the lawn-bowling-style team game at the park; sign up with Dale Crouch at 816-389-9984 or crouchda3@yahoo.com.
- July 3 vehicle parade: line up at South Park at 3 PM; parade starts at 3:30. Jon and Rebecca Hart: 816-896-3067.
- July 4 fun walk/run: sign up by QR code in the guide or call/text Missy Beatty: 816-868-8489; missymock@yahoo.com.
- July 4 boat parade: check-in is 1 PM and the parade starts at 1:30. Shane and Heather Mecham: 816-863-7719; heatherhmecham@gmail.com.
- July 4 disc golf: register by July 1 with Teresa Brinkmeyer. Team forms are in the May NEWS and at the 4th Store; drop off forms and fees at 367 N. Shore. 816-808-1240.
Permits, stickers, and one lake-season admin reminder
The 2026 permits and stickers form is still one of the most practical Lake Waukomis links to have saved.
Before summer gets fully loud, double-check the basics: vehicle stickers, boat stickers, golf carts, UTVs, pets, contractors, business stickers, and any paperwork that is easier to handle before everyone is trying to do it at once.
City Council still meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 PM, with agendas posted ahead of time. If you want the plain version of what is official around the lake, that is still the best place to start.
Homes & Market: the June board is current
Featured: 853 S Shore Drive is the clearest speed story this month: a MOJO listing that went pending after just 6 days on market.
Why residents notice it: speed matters at Lake Waukomis because there are never many direct comps at once.
A quick move from listing to pending says buyers are still acting when the price, condition, and lake position line up.
Lake Waukomis is too small for broad market averages to tell the full story. A few homes can make a median look dramatic, and the better read is usually the actual board.
The latest multiple listing service pull shows 10 highlighted homes: four available or coming soon, three already under contract or showing for backups, and three May closings.
The real picture: the available side runs from a $419,950 coming-soon North Shore home to active first-tier listings at $795,000 and $800,000, while the trophy listing is already showing for backups at $1.65M.
The takeaway: Lake Waukomis still has movement across the ladder, but status matters. Sold and pending homes should not be read the same way as active inventory.
The full market board on page 2 shows the current activity ladder.
Available / Coming Soon
Under contract / backups
May closings
The 910 South Shore closing made it official.
100 Lake Waukomis properties sold
Lake Waukomis properties sold by Zac MortonWhen 910 NW South Shore Drive closed on May 22, it did more than add another South Shore comp to the board. It marked Zac Morton's 100th Lake Waukomis property sold with the MOJO Real Estate Team.
That number matters because every sale here has context: shoreline, dock position, updates, timing, neighbors, permits, lake access, and the kind of small local details that only come from knowing the lake.
For residents watching values, the milestone is a simple proof point: the lake market rewards local pattern recognition, and Zac has now been part of that story 100 times.
Zac is not just working this market from the outside. He is a Lake Waukomis resident, born and raised here, and has been a licensed Realtor since 2002. If a lake sale, valuation, timing question, or quiet off-market conversation comes up, he is the local call that already understands the streets, docks, coves, and neighborhood context.
Property-tax follow-up: keep an eye on the mail
Property taxes led the May issue because Platte County's homestead tax-credit vote mattered. The June follow-up is less dramatic but still useful.
The county says the senior real-property tax credit application period for the 2026 tax year is closed and applications are being processed. Separately, the assessor's office has been explaining equalization, sales validation, and notices tied to future reassessment work.
Community boardThis month's Lake Waukomis Facebook scoreboard
A few recent posts gave the June board the right local pulse: a funny fish-brag graphic, a quiet night-sky photo, a runaway-kayak notice, and a North Shore Park lazy-river joke that felt very summer-at-the-lake.
Most reactions spotted: Andrew Garcia's "Bass master classic" / Lake Waukomis Gazette-style fish-brag graphic had the clearest social-buzz lane in the captured feed, with photo credit to Ashlie Collins and about 20+ reactions.
Best quiet photo: Joyce Herdman shared Venus and Jupiter in the northwest sky, the kind of simple lake-night image that gives the issue a real local pulse.
Best neighbor assist: Gregg Hibbeler posted an unmarked runaway kayak between the C92 and C44 docks, the kind of quick neighbor-to-neighbor help that makes lake life work.
Best summer joke: Jen Hassenpflug Soliz's "North Shore Park Lazy River???" post turned a backyard pool box into a very Lake Waukomis daydream.Bragging-rights board- Most reactions spotted: Andrew Garcia's bass-brag graphic, with roughly 20+ reactions and a couple comments in the captured frame.
- Best summer joke: Jen Hassenpflug Soliz's North Shore Park lazy-river idea, because sometimes the best lake post is just a good laugh.
- Best photo lane: Joyce Herdman's Venus-and-Jupiter sky photo, a clean local image that needed almost no explanation.
- Best neighbor assist: Gregg Hibbeler's runaway-kayak post from the west end of the lake.
Around the lakeThis is the stuff neighbors were actually talking about: a laugh, a pretty sky, a found kayak, and one ridiculous summer idea that would absolutely get votes if North Shore Park ever needed a daydream.
- Best fit: real local images, practical updates, and neighbor chatter that is still worth remembering after the feed moves on.
- Garden note: the gardeners group remains useful for seasonal updates, but this pass did not surface a stronger June photo than the sky shot.
- History lane: old lake photos, maps, ads, and dock stories help keep the lake's memory alive.
Have a photo, correction, local win, or old lake item for the next board? Send it to cannonball@aiagentfinder.ai.
Morton Amphitheater just opened in Riverside
Opening stretch: Morton Amphitheater at 6150 NW Music Blvd in Riverside is close enough to become a regular concert option for Lake Waukomis residents.
Lake weekends now have a new nearby night-out option. Morton Amphitheater opened its first run of shows in Riverside, close enough that it belongs in the Lake Waukomis mental map alongside Parkville, Zona, and the Northland staples.
The venue is built for national touring acts, which means residents no longer have to automatically point south or east for a bigger outdoor concert night.
The short version: know where it is, watch the calendar, and expect June to be the month everyone starts comparing notes on parking, sound, sightlines, and who is worth seeing there next.
Morton Amphitheater's first big month
Close-to-the-lake June board
For an easy night out close to the lake, keep Riverside and Parkville on the short list this month.
Schedules can change, so check the official calendars before making plans.
What to keep close this month
Lake Waukomis works best when neighbors make the little things easier for each other: who to call, which form to save, what meeting is coming up, and who already figured out the problem you are about to run into.
This month, keep the official city links handy, watch for July 4 updates, and send along any resident-owned business or useful local contact that should be easier for neighbors to find.
The best Lake Waukomis resource is still the one residents can use before they have to ask the same question in the feed again.
Keeping lake contacts easy to find
When a dock needs work, a mower quits, a basement gets wet, or a guest asks for a nearby recommendation, it helps to know which businesses are already connected to the lake.
If you live at Lake Waukomis and own a business, or if you know a resident-owned business neighbors should know about, send the business name and best contact info to cannonball@aiagentfinder.ai.
- resident-owned businesses
- lake-connected service providers
- old lake photos
- useful seasonal reminders
- event details residents should actually see
- community wins worth celebrating
Lake Waukomis resident vendors
Here are Lake Waukomis residents and lake-connected businesses neighbors may want to keep handy. Send additions or corrections for the next issue.
- MOJO Real Estate TeamZac Morton • 816-210-8257
- MOJO Real Estate TeamCurt Roe • 816-918-2564
- T-Shirt PrintingSabrina Stodgell • 816-665-6460
- Hart FinancialJon Hart • 816-896-7188
- Smoothie KingJoEllen Spini
- KC Boat GuyRob Slayton • 816-682-4103
- Specialized Hail RepairMark Goss • 816-560-9233
- Elite One Inc.Nick Hahlbeck • 816-222-0388
- Farmers Insurance Group of CompaniesDebra York • 816-550-1815
- Flooring Direct of KCChris Terrell • 816-741-0157
- O' Film WorksBrett O'Rear • 773-715-2386
- Ash & Audrey BoutiqueAshlie Collins • 816-457-4579
- Jean's Flowers and GiftsHaley Roe • 816-532-4757
- Hartmann Law Office, LLCKristy Hartmann • 816-599-6638
- Stecklein Robertson LawA. J. Stecklein • 913-349-7207
- Dry Basement Foundation RepairCurtis Bramble • 816-918-6963
- LW PlumberJim Banes • 816-305-6783
- Lake Waukomis ResourcesOpen resident links and contacts
Lake residents who own a business and want to be included can email cannonball@aiagentfinder.ai with their business and best contact info.
The dam story starts in 1945
From the records: a Lake Waukomis dam seepage assessment notes that the original dam was constructed in 1945.
Before Lake Waukomis became a calendar full of boat parades, fireworks, South Shore closings, and neighborhood traditions, somebody had to build the thing that made the lake possible.
A 2022 engineering report traces the original dam to 1945, then walks through decades of repairs, grouting, inspections, seepage notes, and dam-road work. It is not glossy history, but it is very Lake Waukomis: the community exists because people kept maintaining the infrastructure underneath the fun.
That makes this a better flashback than another old ad. The lake's value story is not just what lots once cost. It is the long record of residents, engineers, city leaders, and volunteers keeping the water where it belongs.
- Old lake photos and early shoreline shots
- Original ads, maps, and sales language
- Resident memories tied to specific homes, docks, or coves
- Email items to cannonball@aiagentfinder.ai
Wet year, soggy month, slightly warm finish
+5.15" above normal year-to-date
KCI is 5.15 inches above normal for the year so far, so the wet-yard feeling has a real number behind it.
From May 5 through June 3, KCI picked up 7.90 inches of rain, about 2.73 inches above normal.
The last 30 days averaged 66.6 degrees, about 0.8 degrees warmer than normal.
Source: National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill climate report for Kansas City International, issued June 3, 2026; last-30-day comparison from ACIS daily station data for KMCI, May 5-June 3, 2026.
Two June outdoors notes
Free Fishing Days: June 6-7 lets Missouri residents and nonresidents fish state waters without state permits. For anyone headed to a public river, pond, or conservation-area lake that weekend, it is an easy date to remember.
Frog season opens: MDC lists bullfrog and green frog season from sunset on June 30 through October 31. Squirrel season is also open, running May 23, 2026 through February 15, 2027.
See you around the lake,
Zac Morton
MOJO Real Estate Team