Overland Park, KS - Residents are invited to offer suggestions on proposed capital and maintenance projects during two public meetings.
Public comment sessions for the 2013-2017 Capital Improvements Program are during the Planning Commission Monday, Feb. 13, meeting at 1:30 p.m.; and for the 2013-2017 CIP and Maintenance programs at the City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20.
Both meetings will be held in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 8500 Santa Fe Drive.
The CIP is a five-year plan on future public improvements and facilities in the city.
It includes large projects, such as improvements to residential streets, thoroughfares and sidewalks, and the purchase of large equipment such as fire trucks.
The five-year maintenance program includes significant repairs to, renovation or rehabilitation of, or in-kind replacement of city infrastructure and facilities.
Both programs provide data concerning costs, timing, funding sources, budget impacts and alternatives.
Preparation of the 2013-2017 CIP and Maintenance programs began last fall as an initial step in development of the 2013 operating budget.
If you wish to submit comments via e-mail, you can send them to city@opkansas.org.
For more information, call 913/895-6000 or visit the City's Web site at www.opkansas.org.
Overland Park, KS - Use your smartphone or iPad and talk with Mayor Carl Gerlach during his 2012 State of the City speech.Gerlach gives his annual speech on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, at noon at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Boulevard. The event is hosted by the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce.The Convention Center, Chamber and city are teaming up to live stream the Mayor's annual event on the Internet.The Convention Center, along with its partner Digitell, is providing the new interactive conference technology and associated service.Anyone who wants to follow the speech and interact can actually get online, participate in various polling questions or submit questions to the Mayor for consideration. It can be done by attendees, others at their office or home.All you need is access to the Internet via your smartphone or iPad, laptop or desktop computer. You can access it through the city's Web site, www.opkansas.org, or in the news section of the Chamber's mobile application "OPtoGo," which is available for iPhone and Android phones. Download the free app today.Wireless access at the Convention Center is available for free.Mayor Gerlach will have new information about 2012 besides highlighting the past year, as well as videos interspersed throughout.
The city will be updating its Facebook and Twitter accounts with information from the speech during the event.
To attend the event, contact the Chamber online or at 913-491-3600.
Overland Park, KS - U.S. 69 Highway will be closed at 159th Street beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, and reopen at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8.
Southbound traffic will exit the highway at 151st Street, and directed to go south on Metcalf; northbound traffic will exit at 179th Street, and directed to go north on Metcalf.
Also, 159th Street will be closed at U.S. 69 Highway for the same time. Alternate routes include 151st Street or 167th Street.
Work this weekend includes the demolition of the bridge. This closure is required for construction of new bridges over U.S. 69 Highway as part of the 159th Street, Antioch to Metcalf, project.
Improvements include storm sewers, turn lanes, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, street lights, and bridges over 69 Highway to complete a four lane divided thoroughfare between Antioch and Metcalf.
Construction of interchange ramps for access to U.S. 69 Highway is not included in this project. However, the project is designed to receive ramps in the future, when funding is available.
Construction cost of the project is $8.1 million and completion is scheduled for fall of this year.
As a new 159th Street bridge is built over U.S. 69, it will require additional short-term closures of the highway. The next projected closure is expected in March, 2012.
Overland Park detectives continue to diligently investigate the whereabouts of Aisha Khan, 19, Olathe.
The case is still technically classified as a missing person; however, the Overland Park Police Department is treating it as an abduction. Law enforcement personnel from the University of Kansas, Johnson County Community College, City of Olathe and FBI are assisting Overland Park. The department is dedicating considerable amount of resources to the investigation.
Detectives are following up on tips that continue to come in, and conducting interviews with friends, contacts, associates, co-workers and possible witnesses. Further, detectives are following up on Web and social media sites.
Aisha Khan was reported missing at about 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16. She was last seen at the KU Edwards campus, 126th and Quivira. She is described as 5'2, 120 pounds, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She may be wearing glasses.
When she was last seen, Aisha was wearing black sweat pants, a yellow and black shirt, black head scarf, black regular length jacket, and long outer jacket that is black and white.
If you have any information please call either 816/474-TIPS (8477), 913/344-8703, or your local law enforcement at 9-1-1.
Overland Park, KS - Tonight the Overland Park Police Department is announcing it has made contact with Aisha Khan, 19, Olathe, the missing Johnson County Community College student.
Law enforcement officials personally contacted Ms. Khan, verified her identity, safety and the fact she was not abducted or held against her will.
At this time there have been no criminal acts. Consequently, the investigation of Ms. Khan as a missing person is complete and no further action will be taken.
Overland Park Police Chief John Douglass would like to thank assisting agencies including the city of Olathe Police Department and FBI for their considerable assistance.
"We are all pleased she was found safe and sound," Douglass said.
This is the entirety of the information concerning this matter. No other information can or will be released.