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Sedgwick County drafts congressional request to lift federal encumbrance on 650-acre Northeast park property

5565255 · August 12, 2025
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County counselor presented a draft letter asking U.S. Rep. Estes to pursue legislation to lift a federal encumbrance that now limits county-owned Northeast Sedgwick County Park to public outdoor recreational uses; staff said board could place a final letter on next week's commission agenda for the chairman’s signature.

County legal staff presented a draft letter that would ask U.S. Rep. Ron Estes to consider introducing federal legislation to remove a federal encumbrance on about 650 acres of county-owned land in northeastern Sedgwick County, county staff said.

Justin Weidner, the county counselor, said Sedgwick County owns the property near 70th Street North and 120th Street East and that a…

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