# LV COUNTY KS 2026-11-10

Leavenworth County, Kansas Board of County Commissioners meeting, November 11, 2026. The board unanimously certified the 2026 general election after discussion of close races and confirmation that audited hand counts matched machine counts. The meeting then heard an updated financial-impact report from Stifel Nicolaus & Company concerning the proposed Bluestem/Cloverleaf data center near Tonganoxie. The consultant estimated a net local financial impact of about $48.5 million if the site remains unincorporated, with substantially greater potential revenue if annexed by Tonganoxie, largely because of city sales-tax and electricity franchise-fee revenue. The report also estimated a school-district net benefit of about $11.34 million, while noting reductions in state aid and that possible mill-levy decreases depend on how jurisdictions use the revenue.

The report described proposed, not approved, developer contributions of about $22.4 million for road and infrastructure work and $14.4 million for city water, sewer, and fire-related requests, totaling about $36.8 million to be addressed through a development agreement. Estimated recurring local costs were roughly $530,000 annually, including road maintenance and replacement; the report also included about $80,000 annually for fire-vehicle maintenance and replacement and an appraisal cost of about $50,000 every other year. Commissioners and public commenters questioned whether emergency-response staffing and training, construction traffic, and other impacts were fully captured; the consultant said health and environmental impacts were outside the report’s scope. No vote or procurement award concerning the data center, its infrastructure, or the proposed payments was taken.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Sources
- [LV COUNTY KS 2026-11-10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08GPc2pQI88) - Leavenworth County Kansas