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Pott County agrees to rezone 70 acres east of Oliver Brown Elementary for future housing

KROCK Staff — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:07:35 +0000

County officials approved a request from Luckey Holdings, LLC to rezone the area from A1 — Agricultural to R2 — Intermediate-density residential. The move paves the way for a future residential subdivision at the southeast corner of Junietta Road and Moody Road.

“(An) R2 district allows all uses that are permitted in R1 and a slightly higher density of use, including up to a fourplex or quadplex structure,” County Planner Bridget Snow said.

Commissioners shared concerns Monday about potential issues with drainage and road access. Currently, Junietta Road does not extend east of the school property and Moody Road does not extend south, beyond Junietta Road. The county also owns land north of Excel and south of Moody Road, with plans for a future road connection on what would become the westernmost boundary of the proposed new subdivision.

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Developer now wants to put hotel/parking garage on Midtown site

KROCK Staff — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:23:33 +0000

Back 9 Development at Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting will propose a second change to a project that called for a mixed-use building at the northwest corner of 12th and Laramie streets with a hotel and parking garage building across the street on the northeast corner.

Back 9 Development and owner TJ Vilkanskas now is proposing the hotel and parking garage be built on the Midtown site, formerly a parking lot south of Kite’s Bar and Grill and currently an empty mud pit .

Vilkanskas bought that site from the city for $1 and made a development agreement in April 2022. The city made the first amendment to the project in December 2023, extending project deadlines.

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