Two Unified Government committees are scheduled to meet Monday, with a discussion of a Google Fiber community program on the agenda.
The Neighborhood and Community Development Committee meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Monday at City Hall, fifth floor meeting room, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
The committee is scheduled to hear an update on Google Fiber’s Community Connections program. Alan Howze, UG chief knowledge officer, is scheduled to give the report.
Also on the UG NCD Committee agenda are a resolution about the abatement of special assessments levied to finance public improvements for any property acquired by the Wyandotte County Land Bank.
The committee also is scheduled to discuss accessible playground equipment.
The Land Bank items on the NCD Committee agenda include:
Transfer to Land Bank:
12453 Hollingsworth Rd. from Prairie Oaks Homeowners Association, Inc.
(Property was purchased from the Land Bank on Jan. 14, 2014. The property has special assessments levied by the city for public improvements for years 2000 – 2007.)
Transfer from Land Bank:
12453 Hollingsworth Road from Prairie Oaks Homeowners Association Inc.
(Property was purchased from the Land Bank on Jan. 14, 2014; the property has special assessments levied by the city for public improvements for years 2000 – 2007.)
Applications for yard extension:
1609 New Jersey Ave. – Cristofer Estrada
811 Stewart Ave. – Angel Alvarez
610 Sandusky Ave. – Bryce Workman
Applications for property acquisition:
1517 New Jersey Ave. – Cristofer Estrada
1031 Ridge Ave. – Jose Samuel Mendez
Donation to Land Bank:
213 Bunker Ave. – Sharon Mushaney
After the NCD meeting, the Economic Development and Finance Committee will meet.
Items on the EDF agenda include:
A resolution to set a public hearing on Nov. 16 to consider establishing the Turner Vista Redevelopment TIF (tax-increment financing) district, located on the southwest corner of State Avenue and College Parkway.
Also on the agenda is a revision for the Legends Apartment and Garage West End Redevelopment Community Improvement District formation. The revision would authorize an increase in the project costs above the current cap of $14 million, according to the agenda.
Also on the agenda is a grant application to the National Resource Network’s Director Technical Assistance Grant program to develop local government multi-year financial plans.
An accident was reported at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, on southbound K-7 near Kansas Avenue in Bonner Springs, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.
A 31-year-old Leavenworth, Kansas, man in a Dodge van was injured and taken to the hospital , according to the trooper’s report.
The van was southbound when it left the roadway and went into the ditch, according to the trooper’s report. The trooper’s report attributed it to a medical condition.
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Several rounds of thunderstorms and showers are possible Tuesday night through Saturday, but severe weather is not expected with them, according to the National Weather Service.
Local flash flooding as well as flooding along area rivers, creeks and streams will be possible with 2 to 4 inches, and locally higher amounts, of rain is possible, the weather service said.
On Wednesday, temperatures will drop, according to the forecast. Temperatures are in the 80s Monday and Tuesday, dropping to the 70s on Wednesday.
Today’s high will be near 85 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said. It will be breezy with a south wind of 11 to 20 mph gusting as high as 28 mph.
Tonight, the low will be around 70 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service. A south southeast wind of 13 to 17 mph will gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday, there will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 82 with a south wind of 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday night, there is an 80 percent chance of precipitation, with a low of 66, according to the weather service. There will be a south wind of 5 to 7 mph. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Wednesday, there is an 80 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 p.m., then showers are likely, the weather service said. The high will be near 73, with an east southeast wind of 5 to 7 mph. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Wednesday night, there is an 80 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 64. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Thursday, the high will be near 74 with a 90 percent chance of precipitation, the weather service said.
Thursday night, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then more rain and storms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 60.
Friday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 71, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms likely before 1 a.m., then a chance of showers, according to the weather service. The low will be around 56.
Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of storms, with a high near 73, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of rain and storms, with a low of 56, according to the weather service.
Sunday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and storms, with a high near 78, the weather service said.
