Four Johnson County parks have been posterized. Earlier this month, the Johnson County Park and Recreation District unveiled four “classic WPA-style” poster designs, each featuring a local park under JCPRD’s purview. The parks featured include: Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, created by Michael Perry,, Cedar Niles Park in Olathe, created by Daniel Bartle, Big Bull Creek Park in Edgerton, created by Tad Carpenter, Lexington Lake Park in De Soto, created by Luke Wittman. Source: Prairie Village Post

A court ruling that the Shawnee Mission School District denied an elementary school student appropriate special needs services will have a financial impact on the district as a new school year begins. The district has been ordered to pay $400,000 in attorney fees for the parents who brought the suit, as well as hire an independent specialist to develop the child’s education plan and hire a behavior analyst to track the child’s progress as he attempts to make up for the three semesters he had been denied appropriate services. The district already has incurred $432,503 in legal fees from the three years [...]

The Leawood City Council insists that capping building heights at four stories is best for the city. The city council on Monday remanded a proposed ordinance lowering the maximum height for office buildings and mixed-use projects to the Leawood Planning Commission for further review. The commission has already recommended the city council deny the ordinance, citing concerns that it would hamper development and growth in southern Leawood. The proposed city code caps building heights at four stories. The change would lower the maximum height for buildings zoned for planned office or mixed use from 90 feet to 55 feet. This would generally mean capping [...]