Category: Development
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This weekโs Legal Record has several Lenexa public hearings, but one stands out as the most likely to affect nearby residents.โฃโฃ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ: 8/10 | ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: 9/10โฃโฃLenexa will hold a public hearing on October 5 at 7:00 PM regarding a request to rezone property at the ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐๐…
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The Legal Record has been pretty quiet for Lenexa over the past two weeks. The August 25 publication included two Lenexa notices, while the following week had no new Lenexa postings.โฃโฃ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญโฃโฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ: 7/10 | ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: 9/10โฃโฃThis was another publication of Lenexaโs bid notice for the Seven Hills Watershed Stormwater Rehabilitation Project. Bids…
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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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When this series started, I asked a simple question: Could you identify every Community Improvement District in Lenexa? Most of us couldnโt. Not because the information isnโt public, but because itโs scattered across ordinances, development agreements, budget documents, legal notices, agenda packets and years of City Council meetings. Finding a clear answer often means knowing exactly…
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A very light week for Lenexaโs legal notices. Two city projects are currently out for bid: โข Seven Hills Watershed Stormwater Rehabilitation Project โ bids are due September 1. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 24 at 11 a.m. โข Strang Line Road Street Lighting Project โ bids are due August 26. A pre-bid…
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We’ve spent the last several posts talking about Community Improvement Districts (CIDs). But percentages can be hard to picture, so let’s put one into real dollars.โฃโฃImagine a family of four spending about $300 a week on groceries. That’s about $15,600 a year.โฃโฃIf that grocery store is in a 1% CID, the family pays about $156…
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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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Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts were created to encourage redevelopment, improve infrastructure and help make projects financially feasible that might not otherwise happen.โฃ That makes sense for aging shopping centers, vacant land or areas in need of revitalization.โฃ But many of Lenexa’s incentive districts are located in busy commercial corridors,…
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๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโฃโฃIf someone asked you yesterday to point out every Community Improvement District (CID) and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district in Lenexaโฆ could you?โฃโฃThat’s why this map matters.โฃโฃEvery highlighted area represents a public financing tool that has shaped development in our city. Many are places we shop, eat, stay or drive by every…
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๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ | ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐โฃโฃA relatively quiet couple of weeks in the Legal Record, but there are still a few items worth noting.โฃโฃ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌโฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ: 9/10 | ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: 10/10โฃโฃNo new action hereโฆ this is simply the final publication of the bid notice before bids are opened on July…
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One City Stands Out. Last week we learned what Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts are. Today, let’s look at how often they’re actually used. Community Improvement Districts aren’t unique to Lenexa. Cities throughout Johnson County use them to encourage redevelopment and help fund public improvements. But when we started comparing…
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CID vs. TIF What’s the differenceโฆ and why should you care? If you’ve ever attended a City Council meeting, you’ve probably heard the terms CID and TIF tossed around like everyone knows what they mean.The truth? Most of us don’t. Here’s the simple version. A Community Improvement District (CID) adds an additional sales tax within…
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โNo Taxation Without Representation.โ Most Americans recognize the phrase. It helped spark the American Revolution and reminds us that taxation and public accountability have long gone hand in hand. Fast forward nearly 250 years. Today, you can shop at one business in Lenexa and pay one sales tax rateโฆ then drive a few minutes away…
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A lighter week in the Legal Record, but one item continues a trend weโve been watching.โฃโฃ๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ (๐๐๐)โฃโฃTransparency: 7.5/10 | Legality: 9/10โฃโฃAnother proposed Community Improvement District (CID) is moving through the public process in Lenexa.โฃโฃ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:โฃ
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Last week was fairly quiet in the Legal Record with several repeat publications. Hereโs what stood out: 1๏ธโฃ Westchester Square CIDTransparency: 7.5/10 | Legality: 9/10 The proposed Community Improvement District (CID) for Westchester Square continues through the required publication process. Key Points: 2๏ธโฃ Ordinance 6060 โ Medical & Dental ClinicsTransparency: 8/10 | Legality: 10/10 Updates…