Kearney Board approves drainage-easement swap, OKs landscape yard and fluoridation grant; Lawrence Street car-lot permit fails

Kearney — The Kearney Board of Aldermen on May 5 approved a pair of easement ordinances to allow a commercial building at the Shops at Greenfield, granted a conditional-use permit for an outdoor landscape-materials yard at 15025 Jesse James Farm Road, accepted a Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services grant to replace water-fluoridation equipment and approved a school park reservation, while rejecting a conditional-use permit for a used-vehicle lot at 102 West Lawrence Street.

The actions affect property development near Commerce Drive and the Jesse James Park corridor and will allow a developer to relocate storm infrastructure to build a new commercial structure. Officials also recorded public comment about drainage and access related to the Jesse James Farm Road permit and explained a one-year limit applied to the Lawrence Street permit request.

Votes at a glance

• Bill 15-2025 — An ordinance vacating a drainage easement across Lot 4, Shops at Greenfield, First Plat. Purpose: allow relocation of a storm pipe to permit construction of a new commercial building. Outcome: approved on second reading (unanimous). Vote (recorded): Alderman Ashton King — yes; Alderman Dan Holt — yes; Alderman Jerry Spencer — yes; Alderman David Lehman — yes. (Bill introduced by Community Development Director David Pavlich.)

• Bill 16-2025 — An ordinance dedicating a…