City of Olathe News Briefs

City of Olathe News BriefsDecember 12, 2005

Trash Collection Schedule Unchanged by Christmas and New Year's Holidays: City Offices Closed for Both Holidays
This Week?s Council Meeting Scheduled for Thursday: December City Council and Planning Commission Meeting and Channel 7 Rebroadcast Schedules Modified
Coffee Creek Meadows Recommended for approval by Planning Commission

Trash Collection Schedule Unchanged by Christmas and New Year?s Holidays: City Offices Closed for Both HolidaysBecause Christmas and New Year?s Day both fall on a Sunday, the City of Olathe residential trash and recycling collection schedules will be unchanged. Trash and recycling will be collected as usual. The Olathe Transfer Station, 1681 S. Valley Road, and the City's Composting Facility, 127th and Hedge Lane, will be closed December 24 and 31 and open regular hours the Mondays following each holiday.

City offices will close for the Christmas holiday at noon Friday, December 23 and remain closed through Monday, December 26. Offices will be closed Monday, January 2 for the New Year?s Day holiday.


This Week?s Council Meeting Scheduled for Thursday: December City Council and Planning Commission Meeting and Channel 7 Rebroadcast Schedules ModifiedBecause of the Christmas holiday, the December City Council meeting schedule and City Cable Channel 7 meeting broadcast schedule have been modified. This week?s City Council study session is scheduled for Thursday, December 15. Council meetings are typically scheduled on Tuesdays.

The next regular Council meeting will be held Tuesday, December 20. The meeting will be broadcast live and rebroadcast Wednesday, December 21 at 6 p.m.; Friday, December 23 at noon; Saturday, December 24 at 6 p.m.; and Sunday, December 25 at noon.

The December 26 Planning Commission meeting has been canceled due to the Christmas holiday.

For more information about the Olathe City Council, Planning Commission or City Cable Channel 7 visit www.olatheks.org or call 913-971-8600.


Coffee Creek Meadows Recommended for approval by Planning CommissionThe Olathe Planning Commission recommended approval of the most recent development in Coffee Creek at its Nov. 28 meeting.

Coffee Creek Meadows, located at the northwest corner of future 167th St. and Mur-Len Road, will have 191 single family residential lots, 232 planned single family villa lots and 118 attached two-family dwelling units. The total development area is 142 acres and the overall density is 3.8 units per acre.

Coffee Creek Meadows will have three different zoning districts, R-1 (Single Family Residential), RP-1(Planned Single Family Residential) and RP-2 (Planned Two-Family Residential). The rezoning applications are scheduled for the Dec. 20 Olathe City Council meeting at City Hall.

So far, these projects have been approved by the City Council for the Coffee Creek Master Plan area:
Cedar Ridge Park
Fairfield at Heritage Park
Forest Hills Estates
Heritage Manor
Stonebrook Farms
For more information on the developments in the Coffee Creek area, contact Sean Pendley, senior planner, (913) 971-8662.