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Although now it’s just an open expanse of dirt underneath the clear blue Kansas sky, it won’t be that way for long.
Progress continues on the Kansas Logistics Park, a project that will bring jobs to the community and a boost to the local economy, said Mickey Fornaro-Dean, executive director of the Harvey County Economic Development Council.
At its meeting Monday morning, the Board of Harvey County Commissioners passed a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds providing funds to be used by the city of Newton to purchase property for the Kansas Logistics Park.
“We are saying that we are hand-in-hand with the city in the development of the Kansas Logistics Park,” county commissioner Marge Roberson said.
The county is authorized to make the
contribution to the city in an amount not to exceed $2.93 million. The resolution states the project is designed to “stimulate and foster economic development in the County” and “enhance and provide for the general and economic development and welfare of the County and its citizens.”
Fornaro-Dean said the project is a joint effort between the city, the county and the economic development council, and each entity plays a vital role in the overall success of the project. The county’s resolution Monday was an important step in the process.
“It keeps the whole process of the Kansas Logistics Park moving forward,” she said.
Tindall Corp. is the first tenant in the Kansas Logistics Park. The company closed a purchase contract in February for about 230 acres of property purchased from the city and the county.
Right now, construction is proceeding on the infrastructure needed for the project, said Suzanne Loomis, Newton’s city engineer/director of public works.
She said drainage pond work is nearing completion, and she anticipates street work will begin in the spring.
County Administrator John Waltner said it is important for Harvey County to come alongside the city of Newton and the economic development council and support the Kansas Logistics Park project.
“The project is of such scope and size that the city couldn’t have done it on its own,” he said. “We think eventually it’s going to benefit the whole area.”
Although now it’s just an open expanse of dirt underneath the clear blue Kansas sky, it won’t be that way for long.
Progress continues on the Kansas Logistics Park, a project that will bring jobs to the community and a boost to the local economy, said Mickey Fornaro-Dean, executive director of the Harvey County Economic Development Council.
At its meeting Monday morning, the Board of Harvey County Commissioners passed a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds providing funds to be used by the city of Newton to purchase property for the Kansas Logistics Park.
“We are saying that we are hand-in-hand with the city in the development of the Kansas Logistics Park,” county commissioner Marge Roberson said.
The county is authorized to make the
contribution to the city in an amount not to exceed $2.93 million. The resolution states the project is designed to “stimulate and foster economic development in the County” and “enhance and provide for the general and economic development and welfare of the County and its citizens.”
Fornaro-Dean said the project is a joint effort between the city, the county and the economic development council, and each entity plays a vital role in the overall success of the project. The county’s resolution Monday was an important step in the process.
“It keeps the whole process of the Kansas Logistics Park moving forward,” she said.
Tindall Corp. is the first tenant in the Kansas Logistics Park. The company closed a purchase contract in February for about 230 acres of property purchased from the city and the county.
Right now, construction is proceeding on the infrastructure needed for the project, said Suzanne Loomis, Newton’s city engineer/director of public works.
She said drainage pond work is nearing completion, and she anticipates street work will begin in the spring.
County Administrator John Waltner said it is important for Harvey County to come alongside the city of Newton and the economic development council and support the Kansas Logistics Park project.
“The project is of such scope and size that the city couldn’t have done it on its own,” he said. “We think eventually it’s going to benefit the whole area.”
