Month: February 2020

Some light precipitation in today’s forecast

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Some light precipitation will be possible tonight into Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

The precipitation may take the form of sprinkles in Wyandotte County, but there also is a chance for very light snow flurries in the region, according to the weather service.

A quick-moving clipper-like system will come through the area, the weather service said. No accumulation is expected.

Sprinkles could start around 3 p.m. today, and continue until 9 p.m. here, the weather service said.

Temperatures will warm this weekend into the 60s, according to the weather service. The next chance for rain will be Monday, and there is also a chance for snow Monday night.

The temperature was 31 degrees at 8 a.m. today.

Today, there is a chance of sprinkles after 3 p.m., with a high near 47, the weather service said. A southwest wind of 6 to 9 mph will become west northwest in the afternoon.

Tonight, there is a chance of sprinkles before 9 p.m., with an overnight low of 29, according to the weather service. A west wind will be 3 to 6 mph.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high of 53 and a northwest wind of 6 to 11 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 30 and a north northwest wind of 6 mph, becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 65, the weather service said. A light south southwest wind will increase to 10 to 15 mph in the morning, with wind gusts up to 24 mph.

Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 49, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 65, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 42, according to the weather service.

Monday, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain with a high near 53, the weather service said.

Monday night, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain before 3 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., then a chance of snow after 5 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 32.

Tuesday, there will be a 50 percent chance of rain and snow, with a high near 52, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain with a low of 36, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny with a high near 53, the weather service said.

Public hearing on third phase of Village West Apartments scheduled Thursday

A public hearing and development agreement on the third phase of the Village West Apartments project are on the 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, agenda for the Unified Government Commission.

The meeting will be held at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

A public hearing will be held on the third phase of the Village West Apartments project, south of Parallel Parkway and North 114th Street. Also to be considered are an intent to issue $45.7 million in industrial bonds and approve the development agreement for the project.

The industrial revenue bonds would finance the costs of acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping commercial facilities at Parallel and North 114th, according to agenda information. There would be 330 units in the luxury apartment project. A schedule has been set up for the development to make payments in lieu of taxes for the project. The NorthPoint project was discussed earlier at a Feb. 10 UG committee meeting.

Developer Brent Miles told a UG committee on Feb. 10 that these apartments should appeal to young people who want one-bedroom and studio apartments, who are 25 to 31 years old and have a high disposable income. He said the third phase development is in response to what they were hearing from consumers.

The UG’s economic development director, Katherine Carttar, told the committee that a cost-benefit analysis shows every taxing jurisdiction will benefit from the project. There is about a 19 percent return on investment, she said.

Also on the agenda are three resolutions concerning a lease between the UG and the Public Building Commission for the new juvenile justice facility and parking facilities, capital improvements to the existing courthouse and capital improvements to the existing public health building.

The special use permit application for the solid waste transfer station site in the Fairfax area of Kansas City, Kansas, has been removed from the agenda at the applicant’s request, according to the new agenda, and it has been rescheduled for consideration on March 26.

A special session of the UG Commission will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in the fifth floor conference room, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The special session will then move to the ninth floor conference room for a closed, executive session on litigation. At 5:30 p.m., the UG Commission will reconvene in the fifth floor meeting room to hear community survey results.

Other items on the 7 p.m. Thursday agenda include:
• 556 Lowell Ave., renewal of a home occupation special use permit for a live-workspace for aerial classes.
• 508 Ohio Ave., special use permit for a short-term rental – AirBNB, Brian Glasser.
• 1202 Kansas Ave., special use permit for automotive repair and sales, Craig N. Seetin.
• 521, 523 and 525 S. 11th St., renewal of a special use permit for office, shop, vehicle recycling and storage of up to three cars and trailers on-site, Scott and Rebecca Johnson.
• 300-302 Kansas Ave., an ordinance rezoning property from general industrial district to planned commercial district.
• 13838 and 13841 Marxen Road, an ordinance rezoning property from county agriculture district to city agriculture district.
• 1815-1817 N. 78th St., an ordinance rezoning property from single-family district to two-family district.
• 12525 Leavenworth Road, an ordinance rezoning property from county agriculture and county suburban residential districts to city agriculture district.
• 3640 N. 110th Terrace, 3638 N. 110th Terrace, 3636 N. 110th Terrace, 3630 N. 110th Terrace, 3624 N. 110th Terrace and 3628 N. 110th Terrace, an ordinance vacating utility easements for Whispering Ridge Subdivision.
• 10 E. Cambridge Circle Drive, an ordinance vacating utility easements.
• 1155 Adams St., an ordinance vacating utility easements.
• 3316 N. 131st St., change of zone application, to remove stipulation for a pedestrian trail connection to Leavenworth Road, Brandon Becker with BCB Holdings LLC.


Also on the agenda are Land Bank items:
Transfers from the Land Bank:
• 4533 Orville Ave., Unified Government.
• 4533 R Orville Ave., Unified Government. The Orville properties are being transferred for Scavuzzo’s Foodie Park development.
• 1305 Sandusky Ave., CHWC.
• 648 Ohio Ave., CHWC.
• 1300 Armstrong Ave., CHWC.
• 1107 Grandview Ave., CHWC, to construct two single-family homes.
Donations to the Land Bank:
• 2532 N. 51st St., from Roger Wallace.

The agendas are online at www.wycokck.org.