Really, I don't. My attention span really stops at the city limits which gets convoluted once you get past Klamm Drive and closer to Route 9. However, I noticed that there are a lot of people seriously torqued off about the deal so I thought I'd do a little research.
It takes a lot of anger to spend some dough to create signs and hire an attorney (even though he's a D in a heavily R county) but that is what has happened. As always since there's no rhyme or reason going on at 17th and Grand and all they do lately is drivel on the editorial page (hint, don't make half your potential subscriber base hate you), you need to check out the Platte County Landmark for local reporting.
The project is located in the general area Northwest of Union Chapel/Route K and Tom Watson Parkway/Route 45. The site is generally located within the orange lines.
I got this site plan from Platte County on September 12. You can download it below. I can see why people are hot given the layout and lot lines.
Download 4A_Chapel_Ridge_PP_REVISED_08_30_13
I skimmed through some of the arguments for/against. When I saw where there were some comments that Union Chapel could be improved, I thought to myself that sounds promising. That's an unimproved MoDOT route that will never get any attention from any public body out there.
When I looked at the plan, the "improvements" were just widening for turn lanes and to provide the proper sight distance. There were no curbs or sidewalks shown on the plan. The developer did show a curb along 76th Street which would improve that street at the north end of the project. The improvements to Union Chapel are shown below.
Again, I don't really care about this too much. What I do care about is that it has all of a sudden become a wedge issue in the 2014 Republican primary for Presiding Commissioner which I wrote about last week.
Looks what's popped up.
So I will sit back here in Miltonwood and watch with amusement while all of this gets sorted out. One thing we know for certain, this will get legal and the only ones that will really win will be the attorneys collecting fees.
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