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Kansas City Land Bank shifts strategy to tackle housing shortage with new affordable housing, cleanup focus
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (320+ words) The Kansas City Land Bank is changing how it operates as the city works to address its housing shortage. The Land Bank, which manages some of the city's vacant and abandoned properties, outlined a new plan Wednesday centered on redeveloping…...
The Kansas City Land Bank is changing how it operates as the city works to address its housing shortage.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (38+ words) The Kansas City Land Bank is changing how it operates as the city works to address its housing shortage....
Overland Park approves new housing pilot program despite neighbor pushback
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (254+ words) The Overland Park City Council approved a pilot housing program in an 11-2 vote on Monday night. The Portfolio Homes program is designed to expand housing options beyond traditional single-family homes and large apartment developments. The vote also included amending the…...
Neighbors push back as Overland Park considers controversial housing plan
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (476+ words) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Tensions are rising in Overland Park as city leaders prepare to vote Monday night on a controversial housing proposal that has sparked frustration among some who live in Kansas’ biggest suburb. At the center of the debate:…...
Neighbors push back on Overland Park housing plan
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (62+ words) Tensions are rising in Overland Park as city leaders prepare to vote Monday night on a controversial housing proposal that has sparked frustration among some who live in Kansas’ biggest suburb. Tensions are rising in Overland Park as city leaders…...
'A precedent that impacts all of Overland Park': OP neighbors raise concerns over development ordinance change
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (336+ words) —The Overland Park City Council is set to vote Monday night on an ordinance connected to a new housing pilot program, which includes changes to zoning and the development approval process. The Portfolio Homes program is designed to expand housing…...
Insight Kansas: In the year of affordability, is Kansas really taking a housing break?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (409+ words) By BILL FIANDERInsight Kansas If you were traveling through Kansas over spring break and wanted to show the kids something they’ll likely never see again, you might swing by Cawker City’s World’s Largest Ball of Twine or to Lucas for…...
New Kansas bill gives code inspectors power to enter rentals without tenant permission
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (788+ words) A new Kansas bill aims to give local code inspectors more power to examine rental properties, a direct response to last year's Aspen Place apartment condemnation in Gardner, Kansas, that left dozens of residents displaced. Senate Bill 416 would allow city…...
Kansas City has spent $40 million on affordable housing. One project changed this woman's life | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1221+ words) Whitney Leaming’s door is decked out for the holidays. Red tinsel garland borders the door, along with green ribbon trim, tiny snowflakes, a candy cane and a Christmas tree decoration. Leaming had to go all-out with the decorations this year....
Overland Park delivers on residents’ request for housing options
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (543+ words) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - The City of Overland Park says it’s making homes more affordable, literally. A new city program is designed to make it easier to build smaller, more attainable homes. The Portfolio Homes project is designed to increase…...