The cornhole tournament outside Jake’s Place Bar and Grill in Shawnee can continue Wednesday evenings through the fall, the Shawnee City Council has decided.
Councilmembers at a meeting Monday, July 11, gave a more formal okay in the form of a special use permit to an event that’s been running on a trial basis in front of the building for about a month without complaints.
The new permit allows the business at 12001 Johnson Drive to use seven parking spaces along the sidewalk in front of the store for cornhole play from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays.
The permit is valid through November 23.
No one spoke against the activity at a recent planning commission, and the bar has been holding the bag toss event on a smaller scale on its sidewalk for two years, a city document said.
Roxie Hammill is a freelance journalist who reports frequently for the Post and other Kansas City area publications. You can reach her at roxieham@gmail.com.
