Summary
A nonprofit called The Starfish Project is trying to move into Olathe, but facility setback rules and site-plan requirements keep slowing the relocation down. The holdup is procedural rather than a question of whether the group is welcome, and every delay pushes back the point where residents actually get the services.
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Impact analysis
Expect the nonprofit to absorb higher carrying costs — rent on its current space, extended lease obligations, and reworked site plans — while the city spends extra planning staff hours on repeat reviews.
Land-use consultants, surveyors and attorneys get paid to redo the plans — and residents eventually benefit once the doors open.
The people waiting on the nonprofit's services, plus its budget and any neighbors who expected the facility to be up and running by now.
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Setbacks continue for Starfish Project relocation in Olathe – FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports
Setbacks continue for Starfish Project relocation in Olathe – FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports FOX4KC.com
Olathe nonprofit that’s lifeline to hundreds daily forced to move: ‘Everybody needs it’
Olathe nonprofit that’s lifeline to hundreds daily forced to move: ‘Everybody needs it’ Kansas City Star
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