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Neighborhood Websites County Maps OP Maps County Appraisals OP Zoning Applications JC Zoning Applications Reverse Address/ Phone Lookups Contact NeighborhoodNet See Political Cartoon By Wendy Crosby Displayed in Kansas City Star/Blue Valley/Leawood Neighborhood News, 10/28/2006 Active Neighborhood Websites: Aerials & Maps of Neighborhoods BV Home Owners Against Tax Waste 49-63 Neighborhood Coalition Britanny Park Davidson Hampton Place Morningview Nottingham Downs Strawberry Hill Westheight About NeighborhoodNet First Time Visitors Description Editorials Creation Of A Neighborhood Other Websites By The Author: Calorie Restriction Diet Military Insignia: Mostly pre-WWII Author's Genealogy: Includes Civil War Diary Excerpts The Tower and The Mouse: UC Berkeley in the '60's Backpacking: Yosemite Backcountry Photos Current Hot Topic Overviews Rezoning 159th/Metcalf, SE Corner, Johnson County, KS: New Traffic Report: Longer delays, key comparisons hidden Proposed Development Generates 10 Times The Traffic: 17,000+ More Trips Than Master Planned Residential Project Involves Sewer Decisions: May Affect Residents on Septic Tanks in 1 Mi Area - Interview With Johnson County Wastewater Development Plan (11/28/2007): 2002 Proposal: Opposition by City & County Planning Departments; Analysis of Developer Claims; Schools/Children Traffic Analysis; Plan Layout Headlines 11/13/2007 - Re-zoning Meeting Delayed Again For 159th & Metcalf, SE Corner: Commission To Consider Application December 10 - new site plan has errors. 11/6/2007 [Updated 11/13/2007] - Blue Valley Riding Opposes Re-zoning at 159th & Metcalf: Unanimous Vote of Neighborhood's Board of Directors 11/7/2007 - Re-zoning Meeting Delayed For 159th & Metcalf, SE Corner: Planning Commission To Consider Application on November 26 Developer Requests Annexation of SE Corner 159th/Metcalf : Fire Station Excluded 5/31/2007 - Letter from President Of Blue Valley Riding Neighborhood: Opposes SE Corner Proposal, Suggests Alternatives 5/31/2007 - Developer Presents Draft Plan for 159th/Metcalf: Lowes Big Box Store and Condos 5/20/2007 - Rezoning Proposed At 159th/Metcalf: From planned residential to zoned Mixed Use 11/13/2006 - Council opposes stadium incentive by Brad Cooper of THE KANSAS CITY STAR 11/12/2006 - Editorial By Tracy Thomas: Soccer Defeat Does Not Make Neighborhoods Safe 11/11/2006 - Overland Park Mayor Withdraws Support For Stadium Star Bonds: City Press Release 11/9/2006 - another round for the wizards by Brad Cooper and Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR 11/09/2006 - Wizards emerge from purgatory by Jamie Trecker of Fox Soccer Channel [Article from 9/06 showing poor Wizard financial performance: "never been profitable", "worst-attended"] 11/08/2006 - Voters defeat soccer park issue by Sarah St. John of The Olathe News 11/8/2006 - Proposed Johnson County amateur complex falls hard by Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR 11/08/2006 - Soccer Fields Defeated by Johnson County Voters: 64% to 36% 11/05/2006 - Why Won't Mr. Meadors Give A Soccer Youth Count?: What Is Mr. Azeltine's Concern? 11/5/2006 - Approval of soccer complex would mean big profit for landowner by Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR 11/04/2006 - Soccer Land Owner Would Nearly Double Money In Less Than 2 Years: Tax Payers To Pick Up $16.8 Million Bill [see actual County sales record] 11/4/2006 - Soccer push riles some by Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR [Note: From article - Olathe School Superintendent Wimmer distanced himself from the mailer, describing any financial benefit to schools as “small or insignificant.”] 11/04/2006 - $24 Million In Soccer Field Revenues Depend On Wizards/Commercial: Commissioner States There Is No Separate Figure For Soccer Fields 11/03/2006 - Here, Kiddie, Kiddie: by David Martin of The Pitch 11/02/2006 - Florida and New Jersey Pollsters Go After Area Voters: Do you like Soccer and Cerner Corporation? 11/2/2006 - Soccer pros, foes disclose cash to blow by Suzanna Stagemeyer, Staff Writer, The Sun 11/1/2006 - Soccer funding source revealed by Brad Cooper and Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR 11/1/2006 - Voters to decide on soccer by Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR [Note: 3 incorrect statements by JCPRD noted in this article] 11/1/2006 - NeighborhoodNet Wrong About "Leagues" vs "Teams": Repeats Error in KC Star Letter 10/31/2006 - Annabeth Surbaugh, Chair BOCC, Issues Statement On Soccer Bond: Has "Not Taken A Pro or Con Stance" 10/27/2006 - MLS Obligates Wizards to Form Youth Soccer Teams [updated 10/31 with correction] : Who Supplies Fields and Players? 10/31/2006 - Johnson County Parks and Recreation Responds: Appears To Confirm 2 Statements False, Does Not Address Others 10/31/2006 - Michael Meadors, Johnson County Park & Rec Responds To Questions: Full, Unedited Transcript of His Email 10/29/2006 - NeighborhoodNet Requests False Soccer Information Be Corrected: Also Asks Commissioners To Investigate Possible Ethics Violations 10/29/2006 - County Commissioner Ed Peterson Responds To Ethics Questions: Full, Unedited Transcript of His Email 10/28/2006 - Major League Soccer (MLS) Pads Its Attendance Figures: Says San Diego Union Tribune 10/27/2006 - Public Misled: 20 Soccer Fields Not Required On Site: See Letter from US Youth Soccer 10/27/2006 - Critics’ goal is to beat soccer park at polls by Brad Cooper and Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR 10/26/2006 - Response To Commissioner Ed Peterson: Discussion: Dave Lindstrom and Ethics 10/26/2006 - County Commissioner Ed Peterson Takes NeighborhoodNet To Task: Full, Unedited Transcript of His Email 10/24/2006 - Charlotte O'Hara Strongly Supports More Soccer Fields: Says Nov 7 Proposal Should Go Back To Drawing Board 10/24/2006 - Fast-food promotion questioned by Finn Bullers of THE KANSAS CITY STAR 10/24/2006 - Johnson County Park & Rec Responds To Questions: Provides Additional Information on Soccer Fields and Tournaments 10/21/2006 - JC Park & Rec Wrong Again: See The Actual Zoning and Master Planning 10/19/2006 - Signs Stolen, Others Vandalized: Police Identify Suspect 10/18/2006 - Site: Firm chosen for stadium by Steve Vockrodt of The Olathe News 10/18/2006 - Soccer Stadium $57 Million Contract: HEI and Overland Park Respond 10/16/2006 - Soccer Signs of Both Sides Stolen: One Thief Caught Red Handed 10/14/2006 - Wizards Stadium Contract Awarded: Internal Memo Mentions Soccer Hall Of Fame and $57 Million Stadium Cost 10/14/2006 [Updated] - Was The Olathe Soccer Site Better Than Overland Park's?: New Letter Uncovered 10/13/2006 - JC Park and Rec Caught Again: Why Does Meadors Put Out Misleading Information? 10/13/2006 - Olathe tract is defended by Finn Bullers of The Kansas City Star 10/13/2006 - Merits of Olathe soccer site disputed: by Steve Vockrodt of The Olathe News 10/12/2006 - Was The Olathe Soccer Site Better Than Overland Park's?: New Letter Uncovered 10/12/2006 - County soccer issue all about aiding Johnson County youth by Suzanna Stagemeyer, Staff Writer, The Sun 10/10/2006 - Soccer tax would build Overland Park recreation center by Steve Vockrodt of The Olathe News 10/7/2006 - Forum on the Soccer Complex issues: Sunflower Republican Womens' Club 10/7/2006 - 46,000 Disappearing Soccer Kids, Round 2: JCPRD Drops Count 40%, May Have More Errors 10/7/2006 - Johnson County Park and Recreation: Responds To NeighborhoodNet's Questions 10/4/2006 - Do the Soccer Fields and the Wizards' Stadium Need Each Other?:Yes! 10/4/2006 - 46,000 Disappearing Soccer Kids: Johnson County Park & Rec Eliminates Embarrassing Data 10/3/2006 - Johnson County In Desperate Need of Soccer Fields Comments by Mike Saif, President of World Class Coaching 10/1/2006 - NeighborhoodNet Editorial Vote NO On The November Soccer Field Bond Initiative 9/29/2006 - OP City Council Meeting STAR Bond District Unanimously Approved 9/29/2006 - OP City Council Meeting Selected Speeches [from BV Homeowners Against Tax Waste website] 9/28/2006 - Here's What A Wizards 22,000 seat Stadium Will Sound Like! 9/26/2006 [updated 9/29] - Converting 159th Residential to Commercial First Steps Have Begun 9/23/2006 - Soccer Proponents Turn Out For Rally 9/23/2006 - Park & Rec Lowers Soccer Field Benefits: Still Publishes Other Incorrect Information 9/23/2006 - Blue Valley Homeowners Against Tax Waste: Leader Explains Opposition 9/5/2006 - Homeowners Against Soccer Welfare: Publishes Objections To Proposal 9/5/2006 - The Road Not Taken Perspective On JOCO Soccer Field Proposal 9/4/2006 - A Homeowner Looks at Soccer Welfare by Wayne Flaherty Archive Headlines and Local Weather Announcements 9/17/2006 - BV Home Owners Against Tax Waste: New Group Informs South Johnson County, KS, Residents About Proposed Soccer Fields and Stadium 9/2/2006 - Homeowners Against Soccer Welfare Formed Will Fight Wizards Arena Proposal Past Announcements Topics Join Email List: Receive NeighborhoodNet Updates Neighborhood Directory: How To Create Your Own Rules of Thumb for Development Battles Winning With Petitions: Popular, Legal, and Sewer Winning With Picketing & Lawsuit - 148th/Metcalf Winning At The Ballot Box Soccer Fields and Wizards' Stadium Complex [Updated 10/5/2006] Location: 159th & 69 Highway, Overland Park, KS See wonderful aerial and other images of the project on the Blue Vally Homeowners Against Tax Waste website Commercialization of 159th From Pflumm to Antioch The Soccer Fields Lost, The Commercialization Has Not STOP: Stop Target at Oak Park SE 159th/Metcalf Harley Davidson Wal-Mart Battle Blue Valley Recreation Commission (BVRC) Aubrey Incorporation Autobody Shops & the "Erin Brokavich Chemical" Lead Chromate Auto Malls CARNP - JC Road Plans City Neighborhoods Merrill Tract Sewers Defective Siding/ Housing UMKC - Neighborhood Destruction Humor: A Citizens' Dictionary of Overland Park Development

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