Source Library
This library describes the official records used to build the Leavenworth County data-center public record. It distinguishes preserved primary documents from items referenced by officials but not located in the public postings reviewed through August 25, 2026.
Board of County Commissioners
Core chronology and formal actions.
May 13, 2026 — BOCC
Official minutes record adoption of the 90-day moratorium by motion, 3–2.
June 10, 2026 — BOCC
Packet preserves a revised regulation draft and separate draft moratorium resolutions; minutes record no action on those moratorium drafts.
July 22, 2026 — BOCC
Kutak Rock authorization for specialized legal services related to the proposed data-center development; cost identified as coming from Cloverleaf funds.
August 5, 2026 — BOCC
Motion to extend the data-center moratorium through January 31 failed 2–3.
August 19, 2026 — BOCC
Packet includes draft Resolution 2026-14, Stifel's preliminary gross-revenue analysis, and SMH roadway materials. Official recording states a proposal came forward the previous day and records the moratorium item being tabled.
August 26 packet — draft Aug. 19 minutes
The draft Aug. 19 minutes embedded in the later packet omit the Resolution 2026-14 discussion that appears in the official recording. The public record page notes this discrepancy without attempting to resolve it.
Planning Commission
Official regulation work sessions, hearing record, and vote.
July 8, 2026 — Planning Commission work session
Data-center and BESS regulation work session covering zoning pathways, development agreements, water/cooling, setbacks, sound, monitoring, inspections, and infrastructure.
August 12, 2026 — DEV-26-100
Public hearing on the proposed language amendments. The Planning Commission voted 8–1 to table DEV-26-100 and request a joint BOCC/Planning Commission work session. Andrew Gribble voted no.
Primary project / consultant documents
Documents preserved from official County packets.
Cost Funding Agreement — Project Bluestem
Publicly posted in the May 6 packet. Names Western Meadowlark ProjectCo LLC and the County; establishes a $450,000 initial fund and a $500,000 aggregate cap without developer consent for eligible third-party expenses. The posted copy is unsigned and undated; an executed copy was not located.
Stifel — Preliminary Analysis of Anticipated Gross Public-Sector Revenues
August 2026 report preserved in the Aug. 19 packet. Models a conceptual ±1,145.5-acre project, 1.2 GW electrical load, and gross public-sector revenues under unincorporated and annexation scenarios. It does not quantify project-related governmental costs.
SMH Phase 1 roadway engineering
$99,650 proposal preserved in the Aug. 19 packet with scope, fee schedule, qualifications, schedule, and written no-conflict statement.
Kutak Rock authorization
Selection/scope summary and Board authorization are public. The executed engagement agreement, submitted proposals, and separate conflict disclosure were not publicly located.
Regulation version history
Four distinct drafts were preserved.
Referenced but not publicly located
These gaps are part of the record and are not filled with assumptions.
Formal Aug. 18 application
Official Aug. 19 recording says a proposal came forward the previous day, but the public archive review did not locate the application package, case number, plans, or attachments.
Not locatedUnderlying Evergy 1.2 GW calculation
Stifel attributes its electricity-cost estimate to Evergy; the underlying Evergy study/calculation was not posted with the report.
Not locatedProject-specific Suburban Water record
No written Project Bluestem will-serve/capacity/water-right record was located in the reviewed official sources.
Not locatedExecuted project agreements
No publicly posted Project Bluestem development agreement, community-benefit agreement, PILOT, tax-abatement, or incentive agreement was located.
Not locatedOfficial repositories
Use these County pages to independently review current postings.
Some County navigation links generated malformed duplicate paths during the archive audit; corrected official root URLs were used when necessary.