Category: Agenda
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The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meets today at Lenexa City Hall @ 5:30pm The September Parks & Recreation Advisory Board agenda is noticeably better. This month, residents can see more clearly what the board will actually discuss. The agenda specifically lists an Outdoor Pool Season Recap, along with tree and bench adoption requests. When…
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The Police Community Advisory Board meets Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at the Lenexa Justice Center.โฃโฃThe agenda includes a FIFA after-action, community policing update, technology update, policy updates and roundtable discussion.โฃโฃThis agenda does little to provide transparencyโฆ What came out of the FIFA review? What technology is being discussed? Which policies are being updated? Is the…
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Tuesday, September 1 | 7:00 p.m.โฃLenexa City Hall โ Community ForumโฃโฃThis weekโs Lenexa City Council agenda is a short one, but it includes one of the biggest votes of the year: adoption of the FY2027 budget.โฃโฃThe Council will hold two public hearings Tuesday night: one on exceeding the Revenue Neutral Rate and one on the…
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Mondayโs Planning Commission agenda is fairly lightโฆโฃโฃThe Meritex Lenexa Executive Park at 99th & Britton proposes four buildings totaling about 234,000 square feet, primarily for warehouse and business park uses. Staff recommends approval, but several details are still unresolved. The proposed lot lines do not match the existing BP-1/BP-2 zoning boundaries, so a future rezoning…
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Residents can comment on the FY2027 budget tonight at the Lenexa City Council meeting. Not sure what to say? Take a look at our questions below!โฃโฃThe latest FY2027 budget update includes 12 pages of citizen questions and responses from City staff in this weeks City Council packet.โฃโฃThe City addressed conservative budgeting, years of favorable…
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๐ LENEXA CITY COUNCIL โ TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 There is a lot on Tuesday nightโs City Council agenda. Weโre leaving the FY2027 budget out of this post because that deserves its own discussion. Looking through everything else, here are the items we think deserve the most attention and the questions we still have. 1. City…
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There is a lot on Tuesday nightโs agenda. Weโre leaving the FY2027 budget out of this post because that deserves its own discussion. Here are our highest-priority discussion points from everything else.โฃโฃ๐. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญโฃCouncil will consider extending City Manager Beccy Yochamโs agreement through December 31, with an option to continue through March 2027 if…
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๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ & ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ โ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐโฃ Next Meeting – August 12th, 2026 Lenexa Rec Center – Outside by Body Politica at 5:30pm โฃ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐: 7.5/10โฃ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐: 9.5/10โฃ โฃ This monthโs Parks Advisory Board agenda is a noticeable improvement.โฃ โฃ The donation request for a memorial bench and bicycle repair station includes…
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๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐โฃ Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00 p.m.โฃ Lenexa City Hall Community Forumโฃ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .โฃ If you live in The Timbers at Clear Creek, Canyon Creek, Silverleaf, Brampton, near Mize Lake, along Mize Road or near the future 83rd Street extension, now is…
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โฃโฃ*** There is lots to unpack from this packet and ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ we have reviewed this one is the ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ from an accuracy and transparency stand pointโฆ Give it a read and let us know your thoughts in the comments! ****โฃโฃTuesdayโs City Council agenda is…
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๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ | Monday, August 3โฃโฃMondayโs Planning Commission agenda is one of the quieter meetings weโve seen recently.โฃโฃ๐๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐:โฃโฃ๐. ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง #๐โฃFinal approval for the new Fire Station and Fire Administration building at the former City Hall site. Plans include demolition of the existing building, a new 27,000+ square foot…
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๐๐๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ – ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ @๐๐ฉ๐ฆโฃโฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐: ๐/๐๐โฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐: ๐.๐/๐๐โฃโฃThis agenda looks detailed at first glance, but it actually provides very little information.โฃโฃItems like โJustice Center Public Art,โ โAd Astra,โ and โSponsorships/Grantsโ sound important, but residents have no way of knowing whether these are routine updates, new proposals, funding discussions, or upcoming decisions.โฃโฃ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐:…
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๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ – ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ โฃโฃThis agenda is packed with development, incentives, infrastructure, and compensation decisions. The biggest items are clearly the Solera incentives package, The Rise mixed-use tower, and a $2.8 million pay plan adjustment.โฃโฃ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐โฃโฃ๐. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌโฃ
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๐๐๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ | ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐โฃโฃ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ โฃTuesday, July 14 โข 7:00 PMโฃLenexa City Hall Community ForumโฃโฃTuesdayโs Committee of the Whole meeting is focused almost entirely on two topics: the proposed 2027 budget and the future of the Old City Hall fountain.โฃโฃUnlike regular City Council meetings, no final votes…
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Transparency: 5.5/10โฃLegal Compliance: 9.5/10โฃโฃThis agenda is better than some of Lenexaโs other advisory boards. The tree and bench adoption requests include supporting documents in the meeting packet, allowing residents to understand whatโs being considered.โฃโฃThe biggest transparency gap is in the discussion items.โฃโฃ๐ณ #๐ โ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐: ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโฃWhat does that mean? Tree removals? Planting plans?…
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๐ City Council MeetingโฃTuesday, July 7 โข 7:00 PMโฃLenexa City Hall Community ForumโฃโฃHereโs what residents should know:โฃโฃ๐. ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌโฃRoutine acceptance of privately funded sidewalk improvements along Pflumm Road. โฃโฃ๐. $๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญโฃThe City plans to purchase 6,000 tons of rock salt for the 2026-2027 winter season. Approximately half replaces last winterโs usage…
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๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ | ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐โฃโฃโฃโฃThe proposals to read closely are Items 1 and 7. If you are in West Lenexaโฆ Item 7 is one you need to know about!โฃโฃ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐โฃโฃ๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ โฃโฃ๐8700 Ryckert StreetโฃโฃโฃโฃThe mixed-use project in City Center is back after being approved by…
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The Lenexa Arts Council meets tonight, June 16th @ 6pm but based on the agenda, it would be difficult for residents to know what business is actually being conducted. The agenda lists topics such as Public Art, Justice Center, Ad Astra, Outdoor Concerts, Orchestra, City Center Live, Theater, Literary Arts, Gallery, Manhattan Short Film Festival,…
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๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐โฃโฃIf you only read the agenda summary, this meeting looks relatively routine. A deeper look tells a different story. Here’s a breakdown of each agenda item and what residents need to be aware of.โฃโฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐โฃ๐.…