Olathe approves cold storage facility despite planning commission, neighbor concerns

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Olathe approves cold storage facility despite planning commission, neighbor concerns

Olathe, KAN. -- Olathe City Council approved rezoning and preliminary site plans Tuesday for a Lineage Logistics cold storage facility by a 5-2 margin. The vote comes just a month after its planning commission recommended council reject the project, voting against it 5-2. The developer's representative wouldn't confirm it when asked directly, but said council was "making a good inference" when it said the project was highly sought after and woul…