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Johnson County approves Metcalf-area development plans, grants conditional use permit for medical waste facility
Summary
The Johnson County Commission on May 1 approved a revised preliminary development plan and final plat for the Metcalf 211 industrial park and granted a conditional use permit for a medical waste processing facility at 7400 W. 200th St.; the vote was unanimous amid public questions about traffic, septic systems and state oversight.
Johnson County commissioners on May 1 unanimously approved a package of development actions for the Metcalf 211 area, including a revised preliminary development plan for Metcalf 211 Phase 3, a final plat for Metcalf 211 Sixth Plat and a final development plan and conditional use permit for a medical waste processing facility at 7400 West 200th Street.
The approvals came by recorded roll-call votes of 7-0. Commissioner Linda Brewer moved to adopt resolution 040-25 for the revised preliminary plan and later moved adoption of resolution 041-25 to approve the final development plan and conditional use permit for the medical waste processor; both motions were seconded and approved without dissent.
The medical waste operator, Medical Waste Services, represented by Justin Methvin, described the company’s process and defended safety measures. Methvin said the company treats non-placarded medical waste — “just like you would see in a red bag…
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