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Some property owners on the Country Club Plaza are suing the city of Kansas City over a redevelopment of the former Jack Henry building that they say will cause troublesome parking issues for neighboring businesses. But the project’s developer says he is only trying to make the Plaza better. “Unfortunately you’ve got an adjacent property owner that is bullying a smaller property owner as it relates to this parking issue,” said Matt Pennington, president of Overland Park-based Drake Development. “At end of the day we believe that we will be in compliance with parking and there isn’t an alternative parking plan needed.” Pennington is renovating the former Jack Henry Building at 612 W. 47th St., to include tenants such as Puttery (an indoor, high-tech mini golf course) and Chiefs Fit (Kansas City Chiefs-themed fitness club). The lawsuit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court, claims that the developer doesn’t have enough parking to meet city requirements and that will result in “sp...

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