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Johnson County commissioners remand CARNA update after debate over Edgerton Road designation
Summary
After detailed staff briefings on arterial route updates around the Astra Enterprise Park, the Johnson County Board voted unanimously to remand the Comprehensive Arterial Road Network Plan (CARNA) recommendations back to the Planning Commission for revisions, including removal of a proposed additional study of alternative routes.
Johnson County commissioners on Jan. 15 debated changes to the county's Comprehensive Arterial Road Network Plan before voting to remand the draft back to the Planning Commission for revision.
The Committee of the Whole heard a staff presentation from Jay Leipzig, the county's community development director, and Sean Penlith, planning staff, outlining proposed updates prompted by extensive development near the Astra Enterprise Park and recent annexations. Penlith said the Southwest Area Transportation Connection Plan (prepared with DeSoto and KDOT) recommends reconnecting east‑west and north‑south corridors such as 119th, 127th, 135th streets and a north‑south corridor tying Evening Star/Edgerton Road from K‑10 to 159th Street. He noted CARNA is policy guidance, not a construction schedule, and that its…
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