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Merriam sets June 16 hearing on proposed 1% CID to help finance North Marketplace grocery project

5494755 · May 13, 2025
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The council unanimously set a June 16 public hearing on creating a 1% community improvement district (CID) covering selected retailers to help fund a development that would add a grocery store, housing and public parking.

The Merriam City Council on May 20 approved a resolution setting a June 16 public hearing to consider establishing a 1% community improvement district (CID) for the Merriam North Marketplace redevelopment.

City staff described the plan as two adjacent blocks at the northwest corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch with an East Block the city would own to accommodate a grocery store and restaurant, and a West Block led by developer Drake with additional housing. "We are here tonight to set a public hearing so the public can come in and share their opinions about CID or this project as a whole," Mr. Engel, a city staff member, told the…

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