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Valerie, a codes and zoning staff member, summarized each application during the meeting. Application 3158 proposed splitting a parent tract (description in staff report) with portions to receive rural residential zoning; the commission opened and closed public comment with no speakers and approved the application (vote recorded 3‑0). Application 3159 proposed rezoning about 6.24 acres of a 28.88‑acre parent tract commonly described in the meeting as 32302 South State Route W, Drexel; no public speakers stepped forward and the commission approved the application (vote recorded 3‑0).

Application 3160 drew the most public attention. Valerie described it as a lot split and rezoning of a roughly 28‑acre parent tract at 17106 East 230 Fifth Street, Harrisonville. She said the planning board had approved the application by a 5‑0 vote prior to the commission hearing. Several people spoke during the public comment period.

Resident Sheila Stokes said she owns adjoining property and expressed concern about converting agricultural land to rural residential: “I’m concerned about what it’s gonna do to restrictions or taxes when you start having residential areas out there,” she said, adding worries about land being “carved up” and the possibility of nearby subdivision development.

Applicant and landowner Peter Fees told the commission there are no easements or encroachments affecting Stokes’ property and that the split runs north‑to‑south so both lots would retain access to East 230 Fifth Street. Fees said he expects taxes to increase for himself after splitting from agricultural to rural residential classification and did not anticipate a tax impact to neighboring properties beyond existing rural residential lots.

Another commenter, Robert Woltkamp, raised flooding and access concerns near a local watercourse he referenced as Little Bit Creek and described water entering lots in past flood events: “It floods down there… it actually went up into the lots,” he said, describing episodes in 2017 and recent tree debris. The commission asked for an address for the record and Woltkamp provided 17109 East 230 Fifth Street, Harrisonville.

Rebecca Green, a real‑estate professional representing the buyer and seller on the 3160 transaction, told the commission that the buyers are aware of the flood zone and have a planned building site for a house in about five years. She provided an address for the record: 4109 Northeast Edmonson Circle, Lee’s Summit.

After closing public comment, the commission approved application 3160. Valerie noted that the planning board voted 5‑0 to approve the application; at the county commission meeting the approval was recorded as in favor and the application passed. The commission then approved application 3161, a lot split and rezoning of an approximately 81‑acre parent tract that would split off about 5 acres for the applicant’s daughter; staff said the planning board had supported the application and no public speakers opposed it.

Decisions and votes
- Application 3158: Approved by the commission (vote recorded 3‑0). Planning‑board details not specified in the commission record.
- Application 3159: Approved by the commission (vote recorded 3‑0). Approximately 6.24 acres rezoned to residential rural from a larger tract located at 32302 South State Route W, Drexel.
- Application 3160: Approved by the commission after public comment. Planning board had approved 5‑0; commission approval recorded at the meeting.
- Application 3161: Approved by the commission (vote recorded 3‑0); staff described the parent tract as approximately 81 acres with about 5 acres split off for a family member.

The meeting transcript records concerns about taxes and flooding raised during the public comment period for 3160. Commission discussion at the meeting on the zoning items was brief, and staff cited prior planning‑board approvals for several applications.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commission Meeting 9-3-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Cass County Commission approved four codes and zoning applications (3158, 3159, 3160, 3161) involving lot splits and rezonings that would create rural residential parcels from larger agricultural tracts. One application, 3160, drew multiple public comments about potential tax increases and local flooding.","taxTitle","Cass County, Missouri","taxId",71726,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6506416,"Cass County approves public-health agreement, joins opioid settlement, updates utility rules and authorizes tax surplus payment",881,47000,928000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5716547-611d8dbe8d399f3e18dc3e721d658d6a&start=47&end=928","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5716547-611d8dbe8d399f3e18dc3e721d658d6a/thumbnail_47000.jpg","/articles/6506416/Cass-County/Missouri/Cass-County-approves-public-health-agreement-joins-opioid-settlement-updates-utility-rules-and-authorizes-tax-surplus-payment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6506416-d83bb820609a6104d7de8e235cbf283d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195519&Signature=aIUxasOXnpd3camHjTe2MNP0PizjuAJbkW2oZ1Wpt5uobBwkPcdU8tlShJGx4HOtJZJYAeWGpRtyMK~kjdPB5Ik3KbdzloLez2OeZhEFPLvFfIotsLKaeILo2fAJ1up-GklDpfdaA~oH4BOeQhvnh40NcLJnVgqOT7hyYze6D-TJZCi9ESu236A~Xw~Bvz0o1duEDQmHPtAwltDkj0juM2I31dHa1XEpW-gM0CPTQZQj73Y-VPd~Qm-akGPUy36euD7CUyEYD7sfrS55HF3pc1QHy0Se4fuWuQ3RltsFy~mThjSHeIkGm2EA6c7GFzYrdv4rrJ8HxPjY7T9gHzrUvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cass County Commission on Sept. 3 approved four separate measures including a public‑health agreement, participation in an opioid settlement, an ordinance regulating utility installations in county rights‑of‑way, and a tax‑sale surplus disbursement.

The commission approved Resolution 25‑89 to accept a readiness agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services covering the county health department. Health‑department staff member Matt said the contract is “for the amount of $22,369” and that problematic verbiage in two sections had been corrected from prior drafts: “We’ve had those addressed and changed. I’d say that language issue is no longer present.” The commission recorded the vote as 3 in favor, 0 opposed; the resolution passed.

The commission also approved Resolution 25‑93 to join a national opioid settlement described in the meeting as the “nationalopioidsecondarymanufacturersettlementcom.” A county speaker characterized the item as “just another settlement along the opioid fund.” The recorded vote on that resolution was 4 in favor, 0 opposed; the resolution passed.

Commissioners adopted Ordinance 25‑06 from the Road & Bridge Department to amend county code section 510.13 to set installation and visibility requirements for utility facilities in county rights‑of‑way and to limit county liability for incidental damage during routine maintenance. Road & Bridge staffer Travis said the change responds to new fiber‑optic infrastructure and the placement of vaults and pedestals: the ordinance would require contractors to “clear the market, keep the weeds…away from it,” and would hold the county harmless for incidental damage during routine maintenance. The commission recorded the vote as in favor; the ordinance passed.

The commission authorized a disbursement from the Cass County Collector’s Office for certificate of purchase number 24‑10 (tax settlement 229), payable in the amount of $77,141.28 to “Casper to the LLC” as reported during the meeting. Collector Chris Molineux explained the background: the property owner, Robert Lee Morrison, had not redeemed the property within the one‑year statutory redemption period following a tax sale, and the investor who purchased the lien is entitled to surplus funds. The commission recorded the vote as 3 in favor, 0 opposed.

During the public‑comment portion, Collector Molineux also gave a summary of the county’s most recent tax sale: he said the office offered 25 properties (20 first offerings, four second offerings and one third offering), sold 21 liens, transferred one parcel to the Cass County Land Trustee (identified in the meeting as David Croftel), and had three parcels that did not sell. Molineux reported that the taxes, interest, penalties and related fees from the sale produced $365,142. He said changes in outreach and signage plus new software helped keep the sale smaller and more efficient while complying with “chapter 13 of the state statutes.”

No further public hearings or contested deliberations occurred on the items covered in this report.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution 25‑89 (Cass County Health Department agreement with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, readiness initiative): Passed, vote recorded 3‑0; amount $22,369.
- Resolution 25‑93 (participation in national opioid settlement): Passed, vote recorded 4‑0.
- Ordinance 25‑06 (amend county code §510.13 — utility installation/visibility and liability in rights‑of‑way): Passed, vote recorded in favor (record stated as 3‑0 in the meeting).
- Certificate of purchase disbursement (certificate 24‑10; tax settlement 229; Robert Lee Morrison): Passed, vote recorded 3‑0; amount $77,141.28 payable to “Casper to the LLC.”","At its Sept. 3 meeting the Cass County Commission approved a $22,369 public‑health readiness agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, authorized participation in a national opioid settlement, adopted a county ordinance on utility installations in rights-of-way, and approved a $77,141.28 tax‑surplus disbursement.","actionData","errors"]

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Cass County approves four lot‑split and rezoning applications; resident speakers raise tax and flood concerns

Cass County approves public-health agreement, joins opioid settlement, updates utility rules and authorizes tax surplus payment