LV COUNTY KS 2026-10-28

Leavenworth County, Kansas Commission meeting, October 29, 2026 (the meeting title lists October 28). The board approved an interlocal agreement for the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Grant: the Sheriff’s Office expects $10,000 for technology-related projects, shared with Leavenworth Police Department. The board also voted 3–2 to discontinue the county’s hard-surface dust-abatement program for fiscal year 2027, citing competing road-maintenance demands and the workload associated with planned sales-tax-funded paving. Staff said the program’s estimated costs ranged from $38.55 to $44.98 per foot for county work, while a contractor option was estimated at about $85 per foot; staff will revise the related resolution for a later meeting. Separately, the Kansas Turnpike Authority’s planned six-lane I-70 expansion, estimated at $135 million, was reported as a regional project, not a county award or purchasing decision.

Residents spoke against proposed limits on public comment and raised concerns about the proposed Bluestem data center; the board did not take action on those matters in the transcript. A commissioner discussed the county’s earlier letter of interest regarding TerraPower nuclear projects and called for further consideration of nuclear-waste disposal and regional data-center impacts. No county contract award or data-center approval was identified.