Lenexa, Johnson County
Johnson County spent nearly $500K on failed homeless shelter
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) terminated its contract to buy the La Quinta Inn in the city and turn it into a homeless shelter.
‘Some lessons learned’: Johnson County commissioners address homeless shelter failure
Johnson County commissioners voted to terminate a lease agreement with La Quinta Inn after the city of Lenexa shot down a permit for a new homeless shelter.
Johnson County homeless shelter permit denied by Lenexa City Council. What happens now?
After a more than six-hour council meeting that stretched past midnight, a majority of Lenexa City Council rejected the plan to buy a former La Quinta Inn and turn it into a homeless services center.
Johnson County Commish 'Terminates' Homeless Shelter Project . . . For Now
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Johnson County commissioners hold special meeting after new homeless center fails
Johnson County commissioners voted to terminate a lease agreement with La Quinta Inn after the city of Lenexa shot down a permit for a new homeless shelter.
Advocates talk about next steps for homeless shelter in Johnson County after Lenexa rejection
Homeless advocates and providers are now planning their next steps after the Lenexa City Council rejected a proposed homeless shelter early Wednesday morning. It came after years of planning went into the project,
Lenexa council rejects Johnson County homeless shelter plan, putting project in limbo
I think it puts an additional, and I think unwarranted, burden on the city,” one councilman said of the shelter proposal.
Lenexa City Council will have the final say on the proposed Johnson County Homeless Services Center Tuesday
The Lenexa planning commission voted against having a county homeless shelter in the city, but now it’s city council’s turn to have the final say.
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Lenexa City Council to have final say on proposed homeless shelter
The Lenexa City Council is expected to have the final say on a controversial proposed homeless shelter already rejected by its planning commission.
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Homeless shelter hopes shot down by Lenexa City Council
Citizens show their support for a proposed new homeless shelter at a city council meeting in Lenexa, Kansas. This week, the Lenexa City Council rejected a proposal to build a homeless services ...
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Johnson County faith leaders publicly support Lenexa homeless shelter proposal
(KCTV) - Dozens of clergy members unite to endorse a proposed homeless services ... plan of the shelter proposed near Interstate 35 and 95th Street. Last week, Johnson County Commissioners ...
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If Lenexa rejects homeless shelter, Johnson County could be back at square one. Then what?
If the Lenexa City Council on Tuesday denies a special use permit to operate a homeless shelter, Johnson County could be sent back to the drawing board — possibly needing to find a new ...
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Two-year Johnson Street shelter contract frustrates neighbors
Two members of the Missoula City Council on Monday maintained their opposition to a contract between the city and the ...