Month: April 2021

UG Commission to meet Thursday

The Unified Government Commission will meet on Thursday, April 8, with several planning and zoning items on the agenda.

On the agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting is a resolution authorizing the sale, in an option-purchase agreement, of some UG-owned property at 546 N. 130th St., Bonner Springs, to the River Bend Land Co. to build multi-family housing. The purchase price is $525,000.

Also on the agenda is a $25 million Board of Public Utilities’ loan through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The loan would include $10 million for a 7 MG Argentine Reservoir; $9 million to replace aging distribution mains; $2 million for a transmission main from 90th and Parallel to I-435 and France Family Drive; $1.5 million for electrical improvement at Nearman Water Treatment Plant and pumping stations; and $2.5 million to replace a 24-inch main at 12th and the Kansas River.

Another agenda item is an ordinance on operating hours, hunting and firearms, camping, and digging within the UG parks.

Also on the agenda is a resolution amending the UG’s parks regulations to require all new dock owners at Wyandotte County Lake are Wyandotte County residents.

The UG Commission also is being asked to set a public hearing date of May 13 for adding property to the Riverfront Redevelopment District.

A new tax increment financing policy and industrial revenue bond policy also are scheduled to be adopted.

Some of the other items on the agenda:

• 1825 N. 94th St., change of zone from agriculture to single-family district for a single-family home.

• 1841 N. 94th St., change of zone from agriculture district to single-family home.

• 7714 Rowland Ave., home occupation special use permit for a doggie day care.

• 3648 N. 115th St., special use permit to store drilling and excavation equipoment in vacant horse stable barn.

• 4620 Mission Road, renewal of special use permit for the temporary use of land for employee parking lot for Taco Republic.

• 1127 Southwest Blvd., renewal of special use permit for an AirBNB.

• 3440 N. 131st St., renewal of special use permit for a kennel.

• 3505 N. 83rd St., change of zone from single-family district to agriculture district for agricultural purposes.

• Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department seeks approval to apply for a grant of $500,000 to combat domestic violence, dating violence and sexual assault.

• Second plat of Hart Industrial Park, 59th Lane and Speaker Road.

• Second plat of Cabela’s, France Family Drive, developed by Cabela’s Wholesale LLC.

• Memorandum of understanding with the UG and Service Employees International Union Local 1.

• Proclamation, National Service Recognition Day.

The UG Commission also is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Thursday for a closed, executive session on the administrator’s quarterly evaluation and a personnel matter.

The Land Bank also has several applications being considered at the 7 p.m. meeting, including:

Land Bank option applications
24 single-family homes,
CHWC- Rivers Edge East subdivision: phase 1, six homes, 2021: 3036 N. Getty St., 3030 N. Getty St., 3022 N. Getty St., 3016 N. Getty St., 1726 Roswell Ave., 2940 N. Getty St.

Phase 2, six homes, 2022: all at 2938 N. Getty St.

Phase 3, six homes, 2023, 3027 N. Getty St., 3021 N. Getty St., 3033 N. Getty St., 3039 N. Getty St., 3045 N. Getty St., 3031 N. 18th St.

Kristi Smith High, one home: 202 Stewart Ave., 204 Stewart Ave., 206 Stewart Ave.

Karan Gupta, two homes, 844 Tauromee Ave., 848 Tauromee Ave.

Maribel Cortez, one home, 3517 N. 47th St.

Habitat for Humanity, 3008 N. 30th St.

Row houses, Luminary Transformations, eight units, 1026 Oakland Ave., 1030 Oakland Ave., 1038 Oakland Ave.

Victor Alfonso Laozano, home addition, 3052 N. 31st St.

Land Bank property transfer
Yard extension, Cassandra Bitterman, 627 Shawnee Road.

This will be a remote meeting. To join the Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87862062807?pwd=dTRWWG9CelVGWlpycDc1NVB2bGZsUT09. The passcode is 539513.

The meeting also is accessible by phone. It also should be carried on UGTV and be available on YouTube.

For more access information, visit https://www.wycokck.org/BOC-Virtual-Meeting.aspx.

Victim of fatal weekend crash identified

With prom and graduation season approaching, police urge parents to talk to teens about dangers of speeding and set a good example.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department has identified the victim of Saturday night’s fatal, two-car crash in the 6700 block of Parallel Parkway.

Boyd Knight, age 16, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was killed when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was struck around 11:20 p.m. Saturday.

Both drivers, as well as a second passenger in the same vehicle as Knight, were transported to area hospitals in serious condition. All three, ranging in age from 13 to 19, remain hospitalized, but are expected to recover.

Officers discovered the crash shortly after it occurred. Kansas City, Kansas EMS was immediately dispatched and pronounced Knight deceased on scene. The initial investigation indicated that the vehicle that struck the car carrying Boyd may have been speeding.

“On average, speed is a contributing factor in one-third of all traffic fatalities,” Nancy Chartrand, public information officer with the Police Department, said. “Not all speeding is about intentional risk-tasking – sometimes it’s simply due to inattentiveness or inexperience.

“Right now, we are heading into prom and graduation season – a time of the year when teens may be more focused on friends and celebrating than driving,” she said. “Sadly, it is also a time when we see a rise in fatal accidents involving teens. That is why we are pleading with parents to have a real, sit-down conversation with their teens about the consequences of speeding and distracted driving. We are also asking parents to look at how they may be contributing to the problem by texting as they drive, speeding themselves or purchasing their teens vehicles known for acceleration and speed. Teens simply do not have the self-control to not test the limits of fast cars. It’s really a bad combination.”

This incident is currently under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Traffic Unit. Police urged anyone with information on this case to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

Rain to continue on Thursday

National Weather Service graphic

Rain is expected to continue through most of Thursday, tapering off late Thursday night into early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Severe weather is not expected.

Friday will be sunny, warm and dry, with returning rain chances by evening, the weather service said.

Rain is also in the forecast for Saturday morning.

Today, there is a 70 percent chance of showers, with a high near 53, the weather service said. A west wind of 11 to 15 mph will gust as high as 24 mph. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.

Tonight, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be 44. A west southwest wind of 7 to 10 mph will gust as high as 18 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Friday, it will be sunny, with a high near 72 and a west southwest wind of 6 to 8 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain, with a low of 46, according to the weather service, and a north northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 59 with a northwest wind of 7 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 41, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 73, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 46, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 62, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 41, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain, with a high near 60, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 40, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 58, the weather service said.