Council approves annexation of portions of Hydraulic Avenue and 60 First Street North

Park City Council approved ordinances on Sept. 9 to annex portions of Hydraulic Avenue at 70 Seventh Street North and a portion of 60 First Street North along the city’s eastern limits. The council voted 7-0 on a roll-call vote.

City staff said the parcels are adjacent to existing city-maintained areas and that annexation will create efficiencies for traffic control, road maintenance and code enforcement. Staff reported Sedgwick County concurred with the annexation.

The nut graf: annexing these right-of-way segments will allow the city to maintain continuous road and service standards in areas already routinely worked on by city crews, eliminating awkward jurisdictional gaps at intersections and short stretches that would otherwise remain under county control.

Councilmembers noted annexation may increase city maintenance obligations but observed the city is already performing much of the work in those locations. Terry Osborne moved to approve ordinance 12-19-2025 for annexation; Jim Schrader seconded and the motion carried 7-0.

Staff will implement the annexation and update street maintenance and code enforcement maps to reflect the new municipal limits.