Shawnee County takes first steps to approve $28.75M in industrial revenue bonds

Stacey Saldanha-Olson, Topeka Capital-Journal

Thu, Mar 27, 2025, 9:34 AM 1 min read

The Shawnee County Commission took the archetypal steps to o.k. 2 concern gross bonds.

During its March 27 region meeting, the committee had 2 nationalist hearings and unanimously approved the intent to contented the bonds.

County enslaved counsel Bob Perry told the commissioners this was the archetypal measurement toward issuing the 2 concern bonds.

"This is fundamentally the opening of the process and you're expressing your intent to contented the bonds lone successful a mates of month," Perry said.

There were nary comments made by Shawnee County residents during either nationalist hearing.

Dover Companies, which owns Cedarhurst Senior Living located astatine 6732 SW 17th St., wants to expand.

The concern would similar to acquisition the spot adjacent to the assisted surviving field and physique 9 caller buildings lodging 34 units, a clubhouse and different needed construction.

Cedarhurst is asking for 1 oregon aggregate bonds equaling $13.75 million. The institution volition besides asked the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals for a taxation exemption for astir 10 years.

A spokesperson from Dover said this volition beryllium beneficial for the community.

"We deliberation they volition beryllium good received, and it's precise overmuch a request successful Topeka and Shawnee County," the spokesperson said.

AMD Partners wants to make multifamily properties mostly located westbound of S.W. Arvonia Place and northbound of Lowe's.

For this project, AMD wants $15 cardinal successful bonds for an undetermined fig of multifamily buildings.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Topeka Capital-Journal: Which residential projects are asking for Shawnee County gross bonds