JUNCTION CITY, Kan. - Wendy Van Duyne of Stantec presented an update Tuesday night to Junction City Commissioners on the EPA Brownfield Grant, in conjunction with the Flint Hills Regional Council.
The update included highly-informative data from the study that has been conducted throughout the last several months. Van Duyne said that the area that has been under study involves two "catalyst sites," surrounding the intersection of Grant and Washington in Junction City. One being the former filling station on the north side of the intersection, and the other a former lumberyard on the southern side.
According to Van Duyne, a number of suggestions and plans have been presented to the public during various open houses, and will continue at their next open house on Thursday night. For those interested in attending, the event will be held from 4:30-7p.m. at the City Municipal Gymnasium.
"We've been working closely with those property owners to not only vet those development scenarios, but to also think about different ways that those areas could be branded and serve the greater benefit of the community at large," said Van Duyne.
One of the possibilities presented included the use of the space on the north side of the intersection as an "experiential restaurant or brewery that overlooks the Republican River."
According to Ms. Van Duyne, there were three different plans put together, one which is a very "mild," impact to development, one which was phrased as "more moderate," and a third, which was described as a much more "substantial development approach."
For a full breakdown of the presentation from Stantec and the Flint Hills Regional Council, you can view the full Junction City Commission meeting HERE.