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Other Mitigation Activities
The City of Lenexa has continued with their ongoing Public Education and information programs
since the last plan. This includes Fire Prevention, Rain-to-Recreation, Storm Water Run Off
Education, and Emergency Preparedness Education. They have also completed hazard
mitigation flood buyouts as follows:
Whispering Hills Buyout
6/12/01, 20706 Mill Road closing; $260,096.12 5/07/01, 20702 Mill Road closing; $238,008.97
4/30/01, 20610 Mill Road closing; $223,176.04
Clare Road Buyout
4/27/01, 8401 Clare Road closing; $128,170.96
Pennycross ( 9/11/01-Overfield Property Closing; $150,341.89 9/24/01-Stultz Property Closing;
$142,246.32 10/15/01-Nutt Property Closing; $140,338.30 11/30/01 - Eggerman Property
Closing; $139,483.74.
Property Valuation
Table 2.17 below depicts the appraised values from the 2013 Abstract of Appraised and
Assessed Values report.
Table 2.17. Appraised Property Valuation, 2013
Appraised Property Valuation
Building Type Real Estate Structures ($) Median Home Value
(2011)($)
Residential 2,780,219,253 216,900
Agricultural 13,081,140
Commercial/Industrial 1,133,232,251
Not for Profit 270,860
Total $3,926,803,504
Source: Johnson County Assessor Office/U.S. Census Bureau
City of Merriam
Merriam was incorporated as a city of the third class in
October 1950 and established status as a
city of the second class in January 1957. The City is
located in northeastern Johnson County and the city is
bisected by Interstate-35.
The city of Merriam has an elected Mayor, a City
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