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Planning commission splits on Water District No. 2 plat after dispute over 45‑foot right-of-way
Summary
Commissioners split 3-3 on staff's request for a 45-foot right-of-way dedication for a proposed Rural Water District No. 2 site; the planning commission failed to recommend the 45-foot dedication and the plat will proceed to the Board of County Commissioners with the applicant's 25-foot dedication.
The Shawnee County Planning Commission on Feb. 10 heard a preliminary and final plat application for the “CRWD Number 2 Tower 1 Subdivision,” a 0.86-acre parcel at 9525 NW 40 Sixth Street intended to formalize a water-tank site and allow a small accessory building. The commission considered a disagreement between staff and the applicant over dedication of additional right-of-way along NW 40 Sixth Street: county public-works staff requested the standard 45-foot dedication from the road center line (90-foot total for a major collector), while the rural water district proposed dedicating 25 feet.
Ben Kramer of Kramer Consulting, representing Rural Water District No. 2, and water district manager Robbie Reese said the district needs the site to continue tower maintenance and to store equipment; they argued a larger dedication on the south…
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