# LV COUNTY KS 2026-09-30

Leavenworth County Commission meeting, October 1, 2026 (the meeting title references September 30). The commission considered authorization for the chairperson to sign an annual FEMA Emergency Management Performance Grant application requesting $102,000, with an expected federal contribution of approximately 80–85%; the transcript records the request and documents for signature but does not clearly capture a separate vote. Commissioners also discussed an updated fiscal analysis of the proposed Project Blue Stem data center, including public costs and effects on school funding. Residents raised concerns about the project’s potential costs, water and energy use, noise, emissions, enforcement, and decommissioning; no data-center contract or spending award was made.

The commission considered proposed amendments to the county zoning and subdivision regulations for planned industrial technology districts, including standards for data centers and related power generation. Commissioners discussed whether to return the amendments to the Planning Commission for another public hearing, with possible revisions on noise limits, nuclear power generation, and data-center size categories. No final action on those amendments is captured before the meeting recessed for lunch. The commission also adopted a resolution disorganizing Rural Fire District No. 1 and approved two rezoning requests; these were not procurement actions.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Sources
- [LV COUNTY KS 2026-09-30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_izImQVWR0) - Leavenworth County Kansas