The Wyandotte County Women’s Republican Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the Moose Lodge, 6621 Turner Drive, Kansas City, Kansas.
The guest speaker will be Michel Abbott, Wyandotte County election commissioner, who was recently appointed by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab. Assistant Election Commissioner Frances Sheppard also is planning to attend. There will be questions and answers.
Abbott will be introduced by Carolyn Caiharr, who is running for mayor of Edwardsville.
GOP candidates who are running in the next election are planning to attend. For more information, call 913-314-8028.
A 13-year-old youth was rescued from Parkwood Pool at about 6:55 p.m. Saturday, June 5.
The boy was pulled from the pool by members of the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department, according to a spokesman for the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office.
He was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital, where he remains in critical condition, the spokesman stated.
The pool at 950 Quindaro Blvd. had been closed and locked, with a fence separating it from the public, according to the spokesman.
The victim was there with two other juveniles, who had all climbed over the fence, the spokesman stated. The victim jumped into the deep end, resurfaced once and then went back under, unable to return to the surface, according to the spokesman.
The victim’s brother arrived and tried to rescue him while the other juveniles alerted the Fire Department. All the individuals who were involved were juveniles.
At a recent UG Commission meeting, it was reported that water would be kept in the pool so they could train lifeguards, but the pool would not be open for public swimming.
Capt. Kyle Harvey of the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office said at the time the water rescue occurred, the pool was locked up and the juveniles had climbed over the fence.
Changes to the STAR bond district in the redeveloped Schlitterbahn area are on tonight’s Unified Government committee agenda. (Drawing from UG agenda documents)The eastern part of the STAR bond district, between State and Parallel east of 94th Street, includes project areas 4 and 5. (Drawing from UG agenda documents)
Changes to the STAR Bond District in the redeveloped Schlitterbahn area on tonight’s Unified Government committee agenda.
Two Unified Government committees are scheduled to meet tonight, starting at 5 p.m.
The Neighborhood and Community Development Committee meets at 5 p.m., with several Land Bank items on the agenda. That meeting will be followed by the Economic Development and Finance Committee.
On the agenda for the Economic Development and Finance Committee will be an ordinance approving the second expansion and amendment to the STAR bond district plan for the Village East STAR Bond District.
Also on the agenda is the approval of an ordinance on the amended project plans for areas 2B, 3 and 5 within the Village East STAR Bond District.
Included in the agenda is a feasibility study for the additional STAR bond areas.
It stated that besides the multi-sport athletic complex, the Homefield complex, other additions planned include restaurant, bar and entertainment spaces, as well as destination retailers, retail shops, automobile dealerships, hotels, multi-family housing and other uses.
There are several auto dealers already in the Legends Auto Plaza, with three slots still open, according to the feasibility study, which says Chevrolet and Jeep dealerships were scheded to open in mid-2022.
Three hotel sites are in the project area, according to the feasibility study. Also, 620,000 square feet of additional retail space is planned for development, according to the study. A luxury RV park is listed in project areas 4 and 5.
The estimated development costs of the Homefield project were $694.5 million, according to the study.
A supplemental indenture for industrial revenue bonds for the Dairy Farmers of America project also is on the agenda.
In addition, the committee will hear the first quarter 2021 budget to actuals financial report.
From the NCD agenda at 5 p.m.: The Land Bank applications include:
New construction – 12 total single-family homes: Jeff Johnson, City Spaces Real Estate Development, three homes, 27 S. Cherokee St., 101 S. Cherokee St.; and 747 Seminary St. Steve Miller (Miller Property Development Inc.), two homes, 8708 Yecker Ave. and 10740 Miller Lane. Nathaniel McCormack, one home, 645 Sandusky Ave. Zachary Jones (Zygomatic Innovations LLC), one home, 2219 S. Ferree St. Frank Pipoer, one home, 2806 Wood Ave. Taylor Miller (Miller Construction KC), one home, 1835 S. 5th St. Juan Mendoza, one home, 105 S. 14th St. Ken Hinds (Silverlake Properties LLC), one home, 2600 Yates Ave. Chris Garcia (JC Keys LLC), one home, 1268 Pennsylvania Ave. Two garages: Yuridia Arana, 2024 N. Tremont Ave.; and Guadalupe Adrian Rubio, 1206 Rowland Ave. One commercial building: Oliver Tanner, 3119 Strong Ave.
Land Bank property transfer applications: Two yard extension requests: Mike Dixon, 3061 Cissna St.; and William Weaver, 1034 Everett Ave. Transfer into the Land Bank from BPU and UG: 1901 S. 14th St.
The public will be able to listen to the meetings on UGTV, on YouTube and on a Zoom internet link.
The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89184351329?pwd=VnZJZEVxdTY5Zmt2dWloYmhPcWdrQT09. The passcode is 692256. To connect by telephone, call toll free 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257. The webinar ID number is 891 8435 1329.
