The Lenexa City Council has endorsed plans for a new worship temple for a growing Sikh community, despite some concerns that the building is too big and doesn’t fit well with surrounding neighborhoods.
The Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night in favor of a preliminary plan for the Midwest Sikh worship space, also known as a gurdwara, at the northeast corner of 101st Street and Lone Elm Road.
“I think it’s a beautiful building,” Councilman Andy Huckaba said in support of the $4 million project. Council members Mandy Stuke, Corey Hunt and Steve Lemons also voted for the preliminary plan. But the building as conceived was not supported by Ward 2 council members Bill Nicks and Thomas Nolte, who represent the area where the temple will be built.
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