Lenexa City Council denies proposed homeless services center [Video]

KMBC NINE NEWS, JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS IS SEARCHING FOR A NEXT STEP AFTER A SITTING CITY PLANNING GROUP VOTED DOWN THEIR PLANS FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER. KMBC NINE MATT EVANS IS GETTING ANSWERS ON WHAT’S NEXT FOR THAT PROPOSED SHELTER IN LENEXA. THE FUTURE OF THIS LAQUINTA IN OFF OF I-35 AND 95TH STREET IN LENEXA IS IN QUESTION, AND SO IS THE COUNTY’S PLANS TO CREATE WHAT THEY ARE CALLING A HOMELESS SERVICES CENTER. EARLY THIS MORNING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND AGAINST THE PROJECT’S APPROVAL, CITING SEVERAL REASONS, INCLUDING CONCERNS OVER LENEXA BECOMING A HOMELESS SERVICES HUB AND STRAINING POLICE RESOURCES. DEFINITELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE OUTCOME. RESTART CEO STEPHANIE BOYER WAS ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT PACKED INTO LENEXA CITY HALL LAST NIGHT. HER DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY SHELTER HAS BEEN TAPPED BY THE COUNTY TO RUN SERVICES HERE. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF …