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Olathe's Growth with Marge Vogt

Transportation

  • Completed over 220 miles of street preservation projects since the Street Preservation Program was implemented.
  • Completion of the 127th Street Overpass
  • Completed the widening of College Boulevard from K7 to Renner
  • K10 and Ridgeview Interchange Improvements
  • Completed I-35 and Lone Elm Interchange
  • Raising the Rails
  • Completed the expansion and improvement of the 119th Street and I-35 Interchange
  • 143rd and 159th street improvements

Safety

  • Olathe is named the fourth safest city among the top 25 safest cities
    in 24/7 Wall St.’s annual America’s safest cities list
  • 95% of Olathe residents are satisfied with Police and Fire services according to 2016 Direction Finder Survey
  • Increased the number of police and fire squads for our expanding population and high demand areas
  • Olathe Fire Department is one of only 234 (out of 46,042 fire districts nationwide) to hold the distinctive Class 1 ISO rating for providing excellence in service, thereby decreasing fire insurance rates for Olathe citizens
  • Opened Fire Station 8 in 2021
  • Collaborated with Olathe School District in the development of the 21st Century Program for Public Safety at Olathe West High School

Fiscal Responsibility

  • No increase in the mill levy while Marge has been in office
  • Decreased mill levy included in the 2018 budget helping citizens to save on their property taxes
  • AA+ Bond Rating with Standard & Poor’s and Fitch rating agencies
  • Implemented a two-year budget cycle supporting long range planning and evaluation of program results
  • Since 2016, Olathe has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

Quality of Life

  • 92% of residents are satisfied with the city’s parks and recreation programs and facilities
  • Award winning, newly renovated Lake Olathe Park
  • Construction of the award winning Indian Creek Library
  • Completed the award winning Olathe Community Center
  • Renovation of Heatherstone Park
  • Completion of Santa Marta Park
  • Beautification of Downtown Olathe
  • Expanded the trail system with over 42 miles of trails
  • Over 35 miles of bike lanes in Olathe

Economic Development

  • Growing business - Garmin, Terracon, Farmer’s Insurance, DH Pace, AIG, Technics 2000, Torotel, Main Event
  • Since 2015, over 8.8 million square feet of retail, office, medical and industrial business development completed
  • Assisting businesses in Olathe and supporting entrepreneurship with GrowOlathe, Kaufman FasTrac, and Digital Sandbox programs
  • Unemployment rate is 3.4% - the lowest in the State of Kansas
  • Greater than 62% of Olatheans work in Olathe