<div dir="ltr">How did the meeting go? I wanted to be there but Wednesday evening was pretty busy for me. Thanks in advance. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 7:18 PM Gary Webber via Electronic-lan <<a href="mailto:electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu">electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Dear LAN listserve members,<br>
The group behind a mixed-use apartment/retail development on 23rd
Street just west of Natural Grocers has reached out to us and would
like to help us understand their project and give us a chance to
comment. Patrick Watkins with <a href="https://livewelllawrence.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d8f1d62c09b5db34590f34b0a&id=edbfbe29f1&e=2b79d39a08" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Foxtail Real Estate</a> is representing <a href="https://livewelllawrence.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d8f1d62c09b5db34590f34b0a&id=8334a0e2a2&e=2b79d39a08" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">The OPUS Group</a>, a Minneapolis development group..
He is hopeful that one or two of the project managers will attend,
but if not he will lead the meeting. The OPUS Group is
headquartered in Minneapolis, but also has an office in Kansas
City. <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ljworld.com%2Fweblogs%2Ftown_talk%2F2019%2Fjan%2F25%2Fmultistory-apartment-and-retail-building-planned-for-23rd-street-shopping-center-to-be-razed%2F&data=02%7C01%7Celectronic-lan%40lists.ku.edu%7C67d829778a3f4c85a85f08d69e6e65cb%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C636870594323223497&sdata=CuVE1UJSx84P4VqHRVPW0IXnvXeIWWfFBK6CRKkZ1Js%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2019/jan/25/multistory-apartment-and-retail-building-planned-for-23rd-street-shopping-center-to-be-razed/" shash="udOP/6bVoDTyjB67VPdaFhm9fOyqr1Leo7XBkxSYBmUb3FE2hgLhHWRtO6Yi9cGq+UY1hGsao5aGTRMAjJ6BXyeLAsHMLjlKEKMOUKVvB+LMs7pnWH1StqNF/TzQDtskKl3U7lorn+F6/rQeEDcgcXKGThntWf85WTR5iClVoDo=" target="_blank">Here
is a Town Talk article about the project.</a> Here is Patrick's
introduction of the project:<br>
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<em>We have introduced a mixed-use student housing project just to
the west of Natural Grocers near the 23rd and Naismith
intersection. The building will have around 300 beds and over
8,000 square feet of new retail space, along with a range of
amenities for the residents and patrons. It's the first
development project to utilize the City's Smart Code, which
emphasizes mixed uses, integration with multi-modal
transportation, and a more traditional neighborhood design. With
the bus stop, trail system, and evolving 23rd Street Corridor, we
think this alternate code makes for a nice fit on this property.
We think this project will make a meaningful contribution to
having a physically active demographic along this corridor - and
would certainly appreciate your support.</em><br>
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This is the first time that the City has used its SMART code for a
development project.<strong> We will meet with Patrick at 4:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, February 27, in Meeting Room A of the Public
Library.</strong> I hope you will be able to attend!<br>
Best,<br>
Gary Webber<br>
LAN Secretary<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Rob Sands</div><div>C 913-707-3953</div><div><a href="mailto:robert.c.sands@gmail.com" target="_blank">robert.c.sands@gmail.com</a></div><div> </div></div></div>