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Leawood approves $5.7M utility agreement with Evergy to bury overhead lines on Mission Road corridor
Summary
The governing body approved a utility agreement with Evergy Metro Inc. that will fund undergrounding of overhead power along the Mission Road–State Line corridor; the city will pay roughly $5.74 million covering the difference between full underground cost and the cost Evergy would incur to relocate overhead.
The Leawood governing body unanimously adopted a resolution on Jan. 21 authorizing the mayor to execute a utility agreement with Evergy Metro Inc. for undergrounding overhead power lines between Mission Road and State Line Road.
David (Public Works) explained the financial structure of the agreement: Evergy estimated $8.4 million to underground the corridor but would otherwise spend about…
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