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Tweet A Community Improvement District (CID) for the Hobby Lobby and Blockbuster properties along Johnson Drive was stopped by the Mission City Council this week in what could be a reversal of direction on sales tax help for developers. The CID petition filed by Block Properties would have resulted in an additional one-cent sales tax [...]
Tweet The re-development of the Mission West shopping center and the Blockbuster building across Johnson Drive have been proposed to the city along with a Community Improvement District (CID) to help pay for the renovations. Mission West includes Hobby Lobby, Avelluto’s restaurant, the Department of Motor Vehicles branch, Taco Bell and several other businesses that [...]
Tweet A public hearing on a Community Improvement District (CID) to help redevelop the Keystone property along Johnson Drive and Barkley has been set for May. Christie Development is proposing two new buildings for property, which also is planned to have a public park. Councilor Lawrence Andre was the only vote against the hearing. One [...]
Tweet Walmart has agreed to participate in the sales tax assessment at the Mission Gateway, apparently eliminating one of the concerns about support for the project. The retailer has agreed to be included in a one-half cent sales tax that will support Community Improvement District bonds used to fund construction. The first plan proposed an [...]
Tweet A little more than a dozen people showed up Monday morning and a substantially larger crowd Monday evening for the first two of three public open house sessions the city of Mission is holding to explain the development plan for the east Gateway project. The city has reached a development deal for the [...]
Tweet An analysis of sales tax collections at the Village Shops and Corinth Square since the Community Improvement Districts went into effect January 1, 2011, suggests the 1 percent sales tax imposed by the CIDs hasn’t had a major impact on business at the centers. Overall state sales tax collections — excluding the 1 percent [...]
Tweet Construction crews: Ready your implements. LANE4 vice president Jeff Berg told the Prairie Village City Council on Monday that the first round of major renovations funded by the Corinth Square Community Improvement District sales tax should begin the first week of April. The first phase of renovations will include a significant facelift of the [...]
Tweet The proposed route change for a Prairie Village trail won’t be the only item of interest on tonight’s Prairie Village City Council agenda. LANE4 Property Group, which owns the Village Shops and Corinth Square, is scheduled to give a presentation updating the council on planned developments to be funded by Community Improvement District tax [...]
Tweet Sales tax data released by the city of Prairie Village paints a mixed picture of what, if any, impact the 1 percent Community Improvement District taxes have had on the Village Shops and Corinth Square since they went into effect Jan. 1. Excluding the actual CID tax, the numbers show that sales through this [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village city council on Monday voted 8-2 to explicitly name the renovation of the Johnny’s Tavern building and the Arby’s parking lot as reimbursable projects under the Corinth Square CID. Council members Michael Kelly and David Morrison, who voted against the CID last fall, voted against the measure. During the extensive debate [...]
Tweet Four new “pocket parks,” small developments featuring areas for rest or recreation, will be perhaps the most noticeable addition to Corinth Square as part of the plans approved by the city Tuesday night. Here’s a quick look at what each will consist of: Northeast corner, outside current CVS location: The centerpiece of this “node” [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village Planning Commission on Tuesday green-lighted the design concept for the renovation of Corinth Square’s main structure, setting the stage for a $5 million construction project that would fulfill owner LANE4′s obligations under a Community Improvement District agreement. The project will consist of an extensive renovation of the building’s facade and the [...]
Tweet Plans for CVS Pharmacy to move from its current Corinth Square location onto the parcel where the abandoned Tippin’s building currently sits are back. Assistant Prairie Village city administrator Dennis Enslinger told the city council on Monday he anticipates the company will submit an application by Friday seeking to redevelopment the former Tippin’s site [...]
Tweet A few more notes from Wednesday night’s Prairie Village Environmental Committee meeting presentation from LANE 4 president Owen Buckley. Buckley said after long consideration he was “convinced that the Tippin’s building (at Corinth Square) has to go.” LANE 4 has brought a number of potential restaurant owners through the site, and based on their [...]
Tweet LANE 4 president Owen Buckley gave the Prairie Village Environmental Committee a peak at the company’s preliminary redevelopment plans for the Village Shops and Corinth Square last night. In September, the Prairie Village City Council approved two Community Improvement Districts, raising the sales tax at the Village Shops and Corinth by 1 percent to [...]
Tweet A 1 percent sales tax increase approved by the Prairie Village city council in September will go into effect today at the Village Shops and Corinth Square. The tax increase, part of a Community Improvement District deal proposed by LANE 4 Properties and approved by council votes of 8 to 4, will go to [...]
Tweet By votes of 8-4 last night, the Prairie Village council approved a 22 year, 1 percent sales tax increase at the Village Shops and Corinth Square, which will help fund the redevelopment of the two shopping centers. Are you excited about the redevelopment, upset about the tax increase, or a little bit of both? [...]
Tweet After lengthy debate on Monday night, the Prairie Village city council approved proposals to raise the sales tax at the Village Shops and Corinth Square by 1 percent for 22 years and use the new tax revenue to fund major redevelopments. The vote to create the two Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) completes a six [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village city council will consider proposals at its meeting tonight that would raise the sales tax at The Village Shops and Corinth Square from 8.525 percent to 9.525 percent, and use the revenue to fund major redevelopments at the two shopping centers. The properties owner, LANE4 Property Group, formally presented the proposals [...]
