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County hearing on conditional use for oil and gas drilling near Haysville highlights groundwater concerns
Summary
A conditional-use request to allow oil and gas drilling on property at South Broadway and W 50th Street South drew divided recommendations from local planning bodies and sustained public concern about groundwater contamination; no final county decision was recorded in the transcript.
A conditional-use request to allow oil and gas drilling on property zoned RR (rural residential) and SF-20 (single-family, 20,000 sq. ft.) near the southwest corner of South Broadway and W 50th Street South drew extended testimony at the April 3 Sedgwick County planning hearing, with local planning bodies split and residents expressing concern about groundwater contamination.
Planning staff described the site as immediately south and east of the Wichita city limits and within Haysville's urban growth area; the property contains multiple historic wells and some plugged wells. Scott Weidl of the county Planning Department said the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) recommended approval subject to conditions, while the Haysville Planning Commission recommended denial (vote 3-1-1). Because Haysville recommended denial, the transcript shows any county approval would require a supermajority (four of five votes).
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