After several years and multiple budget increases, construction of Olathe’s new animal shelter can now begin.
On Tuesday night, the Olathe City Council voted 4-0 to approve the rezoning and preliminary site development plans for the 7-acre property at the northwest corner of Santa Fe Street and Ridgeview Road, the future home for the new Olathe Animal Care Campus.
Mayor John Bacon and Councilmembers Jeff Creighton, Kevin Deneault and Dean Vakas approved the ordinance. Councilmembers LeEtta Felter, Matthew Schoonover and Robyn Essex were absent…