Month: February 2021

UG planning groups to meet tonight

Two Unified Government planning and zoning groups have scheduled Zoom meetings tonight.

The Board of Zoning Appeals is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday, followed by the City Planning Commission meeting at 6:30 p.m., or whenever the appeals meeting is complete.

The zoning appeals agenda includes a proposal from Donnelly College for an outdoor sign; a proposal for a second detached garage on Brown Avenue; a proposal to allow an accessory structure at 3500 N. 32nd Terrace; a proposal to pave off-street parking at 517 Splitlog; and a variance on a front-yard setback for a retail store and parking at 1801 State Ave.

On the City Planning Commission agenda:

  • A change of zone from single family to planned general industrial district for the Turner Logistics Center for warehouse, distribution and light manufacturing businesses at 915 N. 69th St., NP Turner Industrial.
  • Preliminary plat for five lots at 915 N. 69th St. in conjunction with change of czone application and master plan amendment, NP Turner Industrail.
  • Master plan amendment from low-density residential and mixed-use, city–wide master plan, to industrial, city-wide master plan, at 915 N. 69th , NP Turner Industrial.
  • Special use permit for a car audio installation shop, M&G Elite Car Audio, 1315 State Ave.
  • Special use permit for a shipping container at 3500 N. 32nd Terrace.
  • Vacation of right-of-way at 9700 Leavenworth Road, east and west of the main entrance, Scannell Properties, (former Woodlands racetrack site).
  • Vacation of right-of-way at 9700 Leavenworth Road, main entrance, SP Bennet Lake Development, (former Woodlands racetrack area).
  • Preliminary and final plan review revising previously approved drive entry to Tidal Wave Auto Spa car wash at 10762 Parallel Parkway.

Agendas for the meetings are at https://www.wycokck.org/Planning/Agendas.aspx.

Directions on how to connect to the meeting are at https://www.wycokck.org/WycoKCK/media/Urban-Planning-Land-Use/NOTICE-REGARDING-FEBRUARY-8-2021.pdf.

BPU to meet Tuesday

The Board of Public Utilities will hold a special session at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9.

On the agenda are two executive sessions, which are closed to the public. One is on personnel and the other is on labor.

It will be a virtual meeting conducted by telephone and the internet. The usual procedure with executive sessions is to open the meeting in public session, and then go into a closed session.

The public may access the meeting on Zoom on the internet at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

Or persons may call a toll-free telephone number, 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

No. 9 team holds off Blue Devil rally to win

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

John Wood lived up to its No. 9 national ranking Friday, holding off a late Kansas City Kansas Community College comeback for a 77-66 win in Quincy, Illinois.

The loss dropped the Blue Devils to 2-5 heading into a home doubleheader Tuesday with Metropolitan Community College. The women’s game will tip off at 5:30 p.m.; the men at 7:30 p.m. Open to spectators, the games will be streamed on the KCKCC Blue Devil website.

The Blue Devils battled John Wood on even terms most of a first half that had three ties and seven lead changes before the Trail Blazers opened a 36-30 halftime lead and then expanded it to 14 points three minutes into the second half, KCKCC rebounded with a 12-2 run to close to within four points only to have John Wood score six straight and stay safely in front.

“We played well, just didn’t execute down the stretch,” KCKCC coach Brandon Burgette said. “We cut the lead to six but missed a dunk and couldn’t get over the hump after that.”

Freshman Shayon Jonloo had a career-high 21 points including 5-of-9 3-pointers and Caleb Jones had another double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead the way.

Cold shooting plagued the Blue Devils, who were just 26-of-70 for 37.1 percent from the field and 7-of-25 from 3-point (.280). The Trail Blazers, meanwhile, shot 44.9 percent from the field. Rebounds were even while KCKCC had 19 turnovers, John Wood 14.