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Tweet As key dates in the approval process for the Mission Chateau development approach, we’ve gotten a number of questions about the relative size of the development and about its impact on Prairie Village city finances. We’ll try to delve into a bit of detail on these issues in the coming weeks, starting today with [...]
Tweet A carefully crafted and aesthetically delightful “country club for seniors” that will allow aging Prairie Village residents to stay in the city they call home. A haphazardly conceived, overbearing monstrosity for which there is questionable demand and that will suck millions of dollars of home value from the surrounding neighborhood. Those were the opposing [...]
Tweet After months of posturing, proponents and protestors of the proposed Mission Chateau senior living development will finally get their day before the Prairie Village Planning Commission. The Commission is set to open a public hearing on the Tutera Group’s plans to build a senior community on the site of the shuttered Mission Valley Middle [...]
Tweet After months of delays on account of a city moratorium on special use permit applications, weather and postponements from the developer, the Prairie Village Planning Commission on Tuesday got its first good look at the Tutera Group’s plans for an extensive senior living community proposed for the Mission Valley Middle School site. More than [...]
Tweet A method of filing a protest petition against special use permits in Prairie Village won the unanimous endorsement of the planning commission Tuesday and will head to the city council for final ratification. The protest petition capability is being backed by opponents of a planned redevelopment of the former Mission Valley Middle School property [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village Planning Commission on Tuesday gave the green light to a process that could establish a formal procedure for protesting certain development projects in the city — and may ultimately impact the development of the Mission Valley site. In response to calls from homeowners who live in the neighborhoods surrounding Mission Valley, the [...]
Tweet The long winding case of the Slab N’ Pickle barbecue restaurant in the Ranchmart North shopping center is headed for a conclusion that is acceptable to the neighbors, but will be without a Slab N’ Pickle. The development is north of 95th Street and east of Mission Road. The controversy over the planned restaurant [...]
Tweet Seven months after work began, and more than two years after the Prairie Village City Council approved the Community Improvement District that made the project possible, Corinth Square owner LANE4 is ready to celebrate the (near) completion of its work on the shopping center. This Thursday, LANE4 and the Corinth merchants will be hosting [...]
Tweet A filing with the Prairie Village planning commission has provided a first glimpse at what the first-ever STANDEES restaurant and theatre would look like when built at the Village Shops. Renderings of the facility show a sleek exterior centered around a small tower near the entrance to the Village Shops courtyard. The facility would [...]
Tweet The next addition to Mission Farms, the mixed use retail, office and residential development at 105th and Mission Road ran into hurdles Tuesday that will delay developers for more than a month while concerns voiced by city staff and nearby neighbors are resolved. Several residents of the Leawood Estates neighborhood which lies to the [...]
Tweet The first renovation at the Village Shops will begin in November with streetscape work on the north end of Mission Lane at Tomahawk Road. The Community Improvement District agreement between the city and the shopping center owner required renovation work to begin by November 2012 and be completed by late 2015. The Prairie Village [...]
Tweet Prairie Village residents will have a chance to weigh in on the proposed improvements to the Village Shops — including a special-use permit for a drive-thru lane at a new retail space on the site of Waid’s — at a public meeting before the city’s Planning Commission next Tuesday, Sept. 11. Village Shops owner LANE4 [...]
Tweet Architects have submitted drawings to the Prairie Village Planning Commission for a major renovation to the facade of the Corinth Square Hen House. The new design would eliminate the two main entry doors on the east side of the market and create a larger center entry. The new entry would have a cedar wood [...]
Tweet Keep it R-1A, said the neighbors. Okay, said the commissioners. With a unanimous vote on Tuesday before a full house at Friendship Hall in Village Presbyterian Church, the Prairie Village Planning Commission approved a resolution officially establishing R-1A zoning uses — which include housing, schools and churches — as the city’s preference for the [...]
Tweet Since the group started organizing in January, the Mission Valley Neighbors Association has held considerable sway over Prairie Village civic affairs. The group successfully lobbied to kill a proposed comprehensive planning process for the site that would have cost $80,000-$90,000. They also worked to elect new City Council members — helping bring about the largest [...]
Tweet After an extensive public hearing on the issue Tuesday, the Prairie Village Planning Commission had a message for the Nall Avenue homeowners who have been protesting a proposal that would have named Nall the preferred route for a future concrete trail: We heard you loud and clear. The commission voted unanimously to reject the [...]
Tweet Prairie Village has given the green light to a project that will add a second story classroom to Highlawn Montessori School on Somerset Drive — but on the condition that the city and school take steps to mitigate potential traffic problems in the area. After somewhat lengthy discussion last week, the Prairie Village City [...]
Tweet The new UMB building on the former Roney’s Service Station site is almost complete, and a UMB spokesperson says the bank should open for business next Monday, Oct. 3. What do you think of the new building — is it a good fit for the area?
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 The ball was just getting rolling with the Planning Commission’s approval of the new CVS Pharmacy building at Corinth Square. Architect Generator Studios filed plans on behalf of Corinth Square owner LANE4 Friday for a new patio addition on the north side of Johnny’s. The renovations would include removing a wall on the north [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village Planning Commission has approved a utility cabinet installation request from AT&T that will let the company offer its U-verse television service to approximately 300 new homes. AT&T’s Chris Carroll said the company is planning to install the new cabinet, which will go in near 83rd Street and Delmar Lane, in the [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village City Council on Tuesday directed city staff to prepare a 120-day moratorium on rezoning proposals for the Mission Valley Middle School site, a move intended to give the city some breathing room as it begins work on a comprehensive plan for the former school. Assistant City Administrator Dennis Enslinger, who suggested [...]
Tweet With a 4-0 vote Tuesday, the Prairie Village Planning Commission granted final approval to a project that will mark the start of a major redevelopment of Corinth Square. After extensive discussion and public comment, the commission gave the green light to plans for a new CVS Pharmacy with a drive-through window to be built [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village Planning Commission at its monthly meeting tonight will likely decide the fate of the proposal to build a new CVS Pharmacy building on the site of the abandoned Tippin’s restaurant at Corinth Square. The commission decided to postpone a decision on the proposal last month after developers LANE4 and Cedarwood, which [...]
Tweet The proposal to build a new CVS building on the site of the abandoned Tippin’s restaurant at Corinth Square appeared to get a step closer to approval Tuesday. At a special worksession, Prairie Village Planning Commission members gave positive feedback to developers about revisions they had made to the plans they submitted prior to [...]
