Kansas City’s aviation department at KCI Airport has chimed in with an opinion on the proposed Lake at Tomahawke Ridge development, which is a proposed 680-home development on about 300 acres roughly 4.5 miles east of Platte City at Hwy. 92 and Winan Road. “We do not consider the proposed development to be a compatible use for land near an existing airport,” wrote Philip I. Muncy, assistant director of aviation at KCI.
On April 8 voters will be faced with a rematch for the Platte City mayor position. Former mayor Frank Offutt is facing off against current mayor Dave Brooks. The two first opposed each other in 1998 when they were part of a three-person race to replace the outgoing Pearl Brown as mayor. Offutt won with 194 votes to 176 for Brooks and 115 for Shelle Browning. In 2000, Offutt was reelected without opposition. In 2002, Brooks, then an alderman, challenged Offutt for mayor. Brooks won this time with 305 votes to 191 for Offutt. Brooks was reelected without active opposition to a second term in 2004. In 2006, Brooks won a third term in a three-person race over Kevin Robinson and Mike Walsh.
One of the higher profile contested races in Platte County next week is the mayoral race at Parkville. Current alderman and former interim mayor Gerry Richardson is running against Parkville business owner and developer Tom Hutsler.