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New poll: Is Mission Chateau too big for Prairie Village?

A rendering of Mission Chateau looking southeast from Mission Road.

The Prairie Village Planning Commission and the members of the public who spoke against the proposed Mission Chateau senior living community brought up dozens of issues at Tuesday night’s hearing.

But at the heart of the controversy surrounding the facility, which would replace Mission Valley Middle School, is its scope.

At 384,000 square feet, the facility would become the largest development in Prairie Village, surpassing SM East by more than 10,000 square feet.

Four of the six Planning Commissioners who will vote on a recommendation for the project explicitly mentioned the project’s size as a concern Tuesday, and the Mission Valley Neighbors Association suggested that the project should be re-envisioned to more closely match the scope of the existing Mission Valley building, which is 100,453 square feet.

So what do you think: Is Mission Chateau too big for Prairie Village? (FYI…this poll will close at 6 p.m., eight hours after it opens at 10 a.m.)

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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