UG Commission to meet today

The Unified Government Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. June 25 at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.

Several planning and zoning items, and other items, are on the agenda.

The agenda includes:
• Change of zoning from planned limited business district to planned general business district for a Zaxby’s restaurant with a drive-through at 2035 N. 109th St.
• Special use permit for a commercial driver’s license training facility and job placement program for graduating students at 6801 State Ave, Apex CDL Institute.
• Renewal of a special use permit for boarding of four horses, and the applicant amended the application to two horses, at 5539, 5549 and 5531 Sloan Ave..
• Renewal of a special use permit for live entertainment in conjunction with existing vineyard and winery at 11255 Leavenworth Road, Marc and Pamela Rowe.
• Special use permit for the temporary use of land to park a work vehicle in the driveway of a home at 2903 Shearer Road.
• Renewal of a special use permit for a dog day care at 221 S. 22nd St., K-9 Club.
• Renewal of a special use permit for a day care center at 1030 Orville Ave., Evergreen Daycare Inc.
• Special use permit for a second modular classroom at 1610 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools.
• Special use permit for two new modular classrooms to replace the existing four modular classrooms at 641 N. 57th St., Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools.
• Special use permit for a bed and breakfast at 3200 N. 115th St.
• Vacation of an alley at 1022 Merriam Lane.
• Preliminary and final plan review for an office and maintenance shop in conjunction with a trucking company at 7030 Kaw Drive, KDC Construction.
• Preliminary and final plan review for a restaurant with drive-through, Zaxby’s, at 2035 N. 109th St.
• Preliminary and final plan review for a new auto dealership at 1900 N. 100th Terrace, Matt Schlicht.
• An ordinance rezoning property at 2947 N. 91st St. from single family district to agriculture district.
• An ordinance rezoning properties on 6th Street from Tauromee Avenue to Splitlog Avenue from C-3 Commercial District to TND Traditional Neighborhood Design District.
• An ordinance rezoning property at 4014 Strong Ave. from single-family district to two-family district.
• An ordinance vacating right-of-way and an alley at 1404 Strong Ave.
• Special use permit for the temporary use of land for a storage container at 7259 Gibbs Road. This was recommended for denial by the Planning Commission on a 6-5 vote.
• A resolution allowing the UG to enter into an agreement with Kansas to accept a $120,000 MARC grant to implement and expand the Safe Routes KCK Walking School Bus Expansion.
• An ordinance directing the UG’s attorney to start legal proceedings to acquire the property described in the Safe Routes Group D Project.
• A resolution to hold a public hearing to consider an amendment to the Silver City Urban Renewal Plan.

Several Land Bank applications also are on the agenda, including:
• 2748 S. 8th Pl. – Rex Davis
• 2024 N. 13th St. – Yuri Garcia
• 810 Quindaro Blvd. – Jacquetta Noble
• 3049 N. 27th St. – Guiding Star MBC
• 3053 N. 27th St. – Guiding Star MBC
• 3055 N. 27th St. – Guiding Star MBC
• 951 Ray Ave. – Gloria Chela
• 1511 N. 26th St. – Brenda Nunez-Baltazar
• 1913 N. Thompson St. – Mt. Zion Economic Foundation, for future development
• 144 N. 61st St. – Phillip Brown for single-family construction

A transfer to the Land Bank is proposed from 450 Walker Ave. from the city of Kansas City, Kan., future development request from Mt. Zion Economic Foundation and the Rev. C.L. Bachus.
Also on the Land Bank agenda is property at 3530 N. 35th St.

The agenda is posted online at www.wycokck.org.

Warm and humid today, thunderstorms possible tonight

Flash flood watch In effect from 7 p.m. today to 1 p.m. Friday

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The heat and humidity will last one more day, according to the National Weather Service.

Heat indices this afternoon will range in the mid to upper 90s south of Route 36, with a few triple digit values possible south mainly of the Missouri River, the weather service said.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms will be possible tonight, primarily remaining along and south of Highway 36.

Heavy rain and flash flooding will also be possible tonight.

A flash flood watch is In effect from 7 p.m. today to 1 p.m. Friday.

Today’s high will be 94, with a heat index as high as 99. There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m.

For more weather information, see www.weather.gov.

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Zusi, de Jong named to Gold Cup rosters

Graham Zusi
Graham Zusi

Marcel de Jong
Marcel de Jong

Graham Zusi and Marcel de Jong have been named to 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup rosters.

Zusi, Sporting Kansas City midfielder, was named to the U.S. Men’s National Team roster. De Jong, Sporting KC defender, was named to the roster for Canada’s Men’s National Team.

The Gold Cup will be July 7-26 across the U.S. and Canada. Twelve countries are competing.

A veteran of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Zusi receives the first Gold Cup selection of his international career. The three-time MLS All-Star has 28 caps for the U.S. with three goals and six assists since his debut in 2012. Zusi is a two-time MLS Best XI selection (2012, 2013) and he ranks in the top 10 on Sporting KC’s all-time regular season charts with 43 assists (third) and 23 goals (10th).

De Jong, 28, is poised to make his fourth straight appearance at the CONCACAF Gold Cup for Canada after representing his country at the 2009, 2011 and 2013 editions. The defender, acquired in March from FC Augsburg in Germany, has 33 earned caps for Canada, most recently starting in a pair of victories over Guatemala (March 27) and Puerto Rico (March 30).

Zusi and de Jong will be available for Sporting KC this Saturday for the club’s home match against the Colorado Rapids. Zusi will then travel to Nashville for a training camp ahead of the USMNT’s July 3 friendly versus Guatemala (5:30 p.m., FOX Sports 1, UniMás, Univision Deportes Network). De Jong, meanwhile, will join the Canada MNT in California for a training camp ahead of their Gold Cup opener on July 8 versus El Salvador.

– Story from Sporting KC