Controversies

The developer who owns the southwest corner of 47th Street and Mission Road in Roeland Park told the city council Monday that he already has a letter of intent from a restaurant operator for the site. He cautioned that it...

The Westwood City Council Thursday added its unanimous approval to a planning commission recommendation that will add two new zoning districts for the city. The proposal has been the subject of a petition asking for a delay until a...

The controversial Mission Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) often referred to as the ‘driveway tax’ by its critics, was ruled illegal by the Kansas Court of Appeals today. Ironically, the Mission City Council just Wednesday evening discussed the possibility of beginning...

The wastewater treatment plant that borders Roeland Park’s Nall Park creates odors that have detracted from the park and been a problem for surrounding homes, according to complaints from residents. “We have had odor problems at this facility over the...

MainStream Coalition and Kansans for Life, through their political action committees, both have endorsed candidates in northeast Johnson County for the April elections - and they are diametrically opposed in their views on who should be elected. Both also...

The Merriam City Council Monday agreed to change its ordinance regulating how trash containers must be stored by residents between trash collections, but only after a tie vote that was broken by Mayor Ken Sissom. The change eliminates the need...

More than a dozen Merriam residents told the city council Monday that they are unhappy with a city ordinance that requires trash cans be screened from view. The provision that requires screening was passed last summer, but only recently...

The potential for a portion of the Turkey Creek Trail to run through Mission appears unlikely following a city council discussion of the issue Wednesday that generated opposition to the extension from several council members. The city last year was...

A controversial bill in the Kansas Legislature that would move municipal and school board elections to the fall is expected to come to the Senate floor on Thursday, according to Sen. Kay Wolf. The bill originally was written to make...

A proposed plan to add a senior living development at the nearly eight-acre Entercom property in Westwood did not take any strides forward at a packed planning commission meeting this week. A number of Westwood residents expressed opinions at the...

The potential extension of the Turkey Creek Trail through Mission again Wednesday divided the Mission City Council when it was found that a recent grant award to do preliminary design studies might have to be paid back if progress...

Roeland Park this week removed its ban on pit bulls in a revised animal control ordinance, but it was far from the most controversial item on the council’s agenda. The council ran into conflict on two other subjects: the...