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Leawood council approves $128,849 contract for 130th Street trail extension
Summary
The Leawood Governing Body unanimously approved a professional services agreement with Kimberly Horn & Associates to design a trail extension on 130th Street; councilmembers pressed staff on alignment, width and potential federal funding hurdles.
The Leawood Governing Body on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a professional services agreement with Kimberly Horn & Associates not to exceed $128,849 to design the 130th Street trail extension.
The vote follows questions from Councilmember Harrison about how much new trail would be added, whether existing sidewalks would be removed, options to narrow the trail to save costs and the difficulty of managing federal grant dollars without certified engineering staff. "My preference would be not to take out sidewalk that's not even been around for 20 years," Councilmember Harrison said, urging staff to preserve existing, healthy sidewalk…
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