Month: September 2020

UG committees to meet tonight

Two Unified Government committees are scheduled to meet, beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28.

The meetings will be on Zoom.

The UG Neighborhood and Community Development Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Sept. 28, followed by the Economic Development and Finance Committee.

On the agenda for the EDF Committee is a proposed ordinance on the police tow lot project, including issuing general obligation bonds or temporary notes to finance the improvements. There also are amendments to the project.

Also on the EDF agenda is a resolution approving a development agreement for the Menards project at 18th Street and I-35. A public hearing on it will be Oct. 29.

Also on the EDF agenda is a resolution setting a public hearing date of Nov. 5 to consider redevelopment project plans for the Village East STAR Bond District as part of the Homefield redevelopment project. This project is on the site of the former Schlitterbahn water park at 94th and State Avenue.

The EDF Committee also will consider a second quarter of fiscal year 2020 budget to actual report, and a report on second quarter budget revisions.

On the agenda for the NCD Committee are Land Bank option applications, including:
New construction – single family homes:
517 Elizabeth Ave., Blake Lostal.
624 Orville Ave., Blake Lostal.
10841 Country Side Drive, Mosaic Construction.
737 Tauromee Ave., S&M Management.
455 N. Bluegrass Drive, Darlene Dunn.
5249 N. 109th St., Sean McLucas.
14141 Minnesota Ave., Sean McLucas.
3341 N. 87th St., Lucio Vazquez.
1236 Armstrong Ave., Omar Khalil.
1238 Armstrong Ave., Omar Khalil.
926 S. Coy St., Rogelio Avalos.
3425 N. 31st St., Justice Estralita.
1302 S. 38th St., Mitch Graham.
New construction – duplexes:
1132 and 1134 Armstrong Ave., Omar Khalil.
1136 and 1138 Armstrong Ave., Omar Khalil.
4903 Dixie Ave., Rogelio Avalos.
New construction – commercial:
1841 State Ave., Marquis Custom.
(build chapel and parking lot for funeral home).
1857 Minnesota Ave., Marquis Custom.
1873 Minnesota Ave., Marquis Custom.
(coffee shop, doughnut and pizza shop).
New construction – garages:
2027 N. 4th St., Angela Knight.
1926 N. 25th St., Paul Tyes.
3422 and 3430 N. 32nd Ter., Irvin Jakcson.
(would need to cancel a lease).

Also on the agenda are proposed Land Bank property transfers.


Rehab – new construction side lot.
2401 N. Tremont St. The lot is near a home that is currently being rehabbed through the Land Bank, and the contractor is requesting the neighboring lot to build a deck and driveway.

Land Bank land swap:

Fred Del Toro applied for a special use permit to put livestock on his property, but it was at the entrance to the Quindaro Cemetery. The land Bank was asked if it had property that it could swap to meet his needs. The current property is at 3447 and 3456 N. 31st Terrace. The Land Bank lot is at 3314 N. 47th St.

Those who want to attend the Zoom meeting remotely may go to this website:
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The meeting is expected to be shown on UGTV on Spectrum cable channel 2 and on Google Fiber channel 141, as well as on YouTube.

For more information, visit https://www.wycokck.org/Clerk/Agendas.aspx.

Victim of homicide on Adams identified

The victim of a homicide at 5:57 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, in the 4400 block of Adams Street has been identified.

Luis Velasquez-Chavez, 15, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was the victim, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman.

Police were dispatched to the address on a shots fired call, according to the spokesman. They found the victim, who was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, the spokesman stated. He was later pronounced dead.

No suspect is in custody at this time, police stated.

The homicide is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, police stated.

Cooler temperatures, wind gusts in today’s forecast

Wind gusts as high as 28 mph are in today’s forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)

Today, temperatures will be cooler, with wind gusts as high as 28 mph, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

The entire week will be below average in temperatures, the weather service said. Today, high temperatures will be in the mid-60s.
A cold front moved into the area on Sunday, bringing rain and cooler temperatures, according to the weather service.

A secondary cold front moved through the region this morning, the weather service said.

Wind gusts of 28 mph are possible, as winds will pick up before noon today, according to the weather service.

Isolated rain showers are possible over the region this afternoon, the weather service said. At this time, rain is not appearing in the Wyandotte County forecast. Higher chances of precipitation will be east of I-35.

Tuesday and Wednesday may be a few degrees warmer, according to the weather service.

Thursday will return to the mid-60s, the weather service said. A cold front is set to move from north to south on Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Patchy frost may be possible toward the end of the week as temperatures drop into the upper 30s, according to the weather service. A low temperature of 39 degrees is possible Thursday night in Wyandotte County. It will be cooler north of the Missouri River.

Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 66, the weather service said. A northwest wind of 8 to 17 mph will gust as high as 28 mph.

Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low of 44, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 5 to 10 mph will become light northwest.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 67 and a west northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be clear, with a low of 51 and a southwest wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 75, the weather service said. A light west wind will become northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning, with winds gusting as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday night, it will be clear, with a low around 46, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 63, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be clear, with a low of 39, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be sunny, with a high near 61, the weather service said.

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

Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a high near 64, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 47, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 64, the weather service said.