Olathe city officials vote to annex 118 acres

Olathe city officials are eliminating one of the largest remaining islands of unincorporated land within city limits as development in the surrounding area has begun to pick up.

The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to annex 118 acres south of the intersection of Kansas 7 and 119th Street. The land was one of 12 remaining Johnson County “enclaves” in the city.

The property currently consists of 11 lots, five of which have single-family homes, one has a business and one holds a church. The remaining lots are undeveloped.

A single lot of around an acre located in the middle of the annexation area will remain outside the city limits after planners determined it did not meet city requirements for annexation and the property owner didn’t respond to city offers for voluntary annexation.