November 25, 2025

At the BOCC meeting, Misty Brown, LVCO Counselor, announced that she had received an e-mail from Kaw Valley's legal counsel asking to postpone the BOCC hearing of their SUP until sometime in February. The Kaw Valley issue starts at timestamp 6:42 in the video linked below. 

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Video: November 25th BOCC Meeting

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November 12, 2025

After a presentation by Kaw Valley and a public hearing where LVCO citizens voiced their concerns and thoughts, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny Kaw Valley's SUP. The Kaw Valley issue starts at timestamp 24:18 in the video linked below. Also, find all letters pertaining to the SUP that were given to the Planning Commissioners. Shorter letters have been clipped and combined for ease of viewing.

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Video: November 12th PC Meeting and Public Hearing

Link: Letters received by the Planning Commission

 

November 11, 2025
Kaw Valley hosts a neighborhood meeting at the Linwood Community Center to present their proposal for the first time to concerned citizens who were able to attend.

 

November 7, 2025

The agenda for the November 12, 2025 Planning Commission meeting is posted online. It contains the entire Kaw Valley SUP application along with Planning & Zoning's staff report that was clipped from the agenda for ease of viewing. All letters pertaining to the SUP that were given to the Planning Commissioners can be found below through the link in the November 12, 2025 update. ​

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Link: Kaw Valley SUP application 

Link: Planning & Zoning staff report

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November 5, 2025  

Letters arrived in some mailboxes telling of a neighborhood meeting that Kaw Valley Companies is hosting on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 from 6:30 pm  to 7:30 pm at the Linwood Community Center. Any interested parties are invited to attend.

October 21, 2025
Kaw Valley Companies' application to Leavenworth County Planning and Zoning requesting a Special Use Permit (SUP) to excavate and stockpile sand in Southern Leavenworth County is posted here for public review. 

Link: Kaw Valley SUP application 

A Planning Commission Public Hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12th at 5:30 pm in the second floor meeting room of the LVCO Courthouse.
Comments, questions, and/or concerns can be sent to John Jacobson at jjacobson@leavenworthcounty.go by noon on November 11th.  Mr. Jacobson is the Director of LVCO Planning & Zoning and
serves as the Secretary of the LVCO Planning Commission.








 

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