Shawnee County commissioners approve vouchers, contracts and multiple revenue-bond authorizations
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At a Feb. 19 meeting, the Shawnee County Commission approved $3.8 million in vouchers, routine contracts and several revenue-bond resolutions to support housing, dealership expansion and retail development; all routine votes passed 3–0.
Shawnee County commissioners on Feb. 19 approved a slate of routine financial and development actions, including a $3,806,068.21 voucher batch, a one‑year maintenance contract for fingerprint equipment and several revenue‑bond authorizations tied to local housing and commercial projects.
The county clerk reported vouchers totaling $3,806,068.21, including payroll of $1,432,549.82; employee health insurance of $354,514.29; holding accounts with the State of Kansas at $126,271.80; solid‑waste expenditures of $423,532.88; a Kansas Department of Health and Environment loan payment for the Sherwood Improvement District of $243,621.08; and a progress payment to King Construction Company Inc. of $210,150 for work on Southwest Auburn Road. Commissioners approved the voucher batch by voice vote, 3–0.
Commissioners also approved several resolutions authorizing the county’s intent to issue taxable industrial or multifamily housing revenue bonds: • R2026019 with Gen 3 Construction and Development LLC Inc. to support construction of 10 duplexes (20 units) on Southwest Villa Drive, enabling a sales‑tax exemption on construction materials and services. Bob Perry told the board Gen 3’s application indicated the project is 10 duplexes (two units each). The resolution passed 3–0. • R2026020 for an estimated $6.5 million in bonds for an AFAD Inc. project to allow a Subaru dealership to add roughly 16,500 square feet of showroom and service space. The resolution passed 3–0. • R2026021 for an estimated $7.0 million in bonds for a BHI Inc. project supporting public and private infrastructure at the northwest corner of I‑470, South Topeka Boulevard and South Kansas Avenue; staff clarified that a QuikTrip (recorded in the transcript as “Quick Trip”) at the site is a separate project and will not use the county’s project exemption certificate. The resolution passed 3–0. • R2026022 authorizing up to $53 million in multifamily housing revenue bonds for Johnson Betts Meadows LP, described in the presentation as a roughly 176‑unit project near Southeast 31st Street and Fremont Road; the partnership was described as including Topeka Housing Authority and SENT, Inc., with Mesner Hop Development identified as developer. The resolution passed 3–0.
The board approved contract C2026042 with IDEMIA for maintenance of fingerprint systems used at the adult and juvenile detention centers at a cost of $6,127 charged to FY2026 detention funds; the motion carried 3–0.
Other routine items — correction orders, cancellation of the March 9 work session and a proclamation commending employer support for the garden reserve — were approved by unanimous votes.
Meeting minutes show each formal motion and vote on those items; no supplemental conditions or amendments were recorded on these actions.
