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Residents urge denial of Kaw Valley sandpit SUP, citing traffic and safety risks
Summary
Bonner Springs residents and public‑safety officials told the commission the Kaw Valley special use permit (SUP) to excavate and stockpile sand raises concerns about heavy‑truck routing, road damage, public safety and insufficient public notice; they asked commissioners to consider routing conditions or deny the SUP.
Several residents told the board that Kaw Valley’s SUP for sand excavation and stockpiling presents significant local impacts and that the county should either deny the permit or attach strict conditions.
Mike McDonald of Bonnard Springs asked commissioners to require that loaded and unloaded sand trucks use a route that crosses the county line via 166th/83rd to K‑7, rather than driving through DeSoto neighborhoods. He said planned improvements to 83rd Street and regional highway work make that alternative more feasible and urged coordination with neighboring jurisdictions.
Nancy Carpenter, who identified her address on Bridal Road, said the planning commission voted unanimously to recommend denial on Nov. 12 and criticized repeated postponements of a final decision (originally December, moved to February and then to March 25). She said public records show county staff and Kaw Valley counsel exchanging draft road‑improvement agreements and technical meetings with the developer’s engineers. Carpenter cited a November 6 letter from Sheriff Andrew Dedeky and a November 10 letter from Leavenworth County Fire District No. 2 outlining safety and traffic concerns and urged denial of the SUP to protect safety and general welfare.
Commissioners asked for clarification about what would constitute a "substantial change" to the project; residents said changes to the primary truck route or to how tax benefits are handled would qualify and should trigger renewed public notice. County staff and councilor Misty Brown were described in the record as having circulated drafts and meeting with Kaw Valley representatives; commissioners and staff pledged to keep the public informed as the packet and technical responses become available.
No final vote on the Kaw Valley SUP occurred at this meeting; residents were advised the BOCC packet would be made public March 20 and that the decision date noted in public remarks is March 25.
