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Park board approves land swap with Evergy to allow substation expansion at Evergreen Park
Summary
The Wichita Park Board voted to authorize a land exchange with Evergy that will let the utility expand a substation footprint inside Evergreen Park while conveying a nearly equivalent area of its site back to the park board; federal Land and Water Conservation Fund approvals were required and obtained.
The Wichita Park Board on a voice vote approved a land swap with Evergy that will allow the utility to expand a fenced substation footprint inside Evergreen Park and convey an offset parcel back to the park system.
Jerry Gore, who introduced the proposal, told the board the trade involves a conveyance of roughly 4,394 square feet in each direction and that the net area for the park is about three square feet. Gore said the exchange required review and approval by federal and state officials because Evergreen Park is encumbered…
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