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Intermodal bids come in below estimates

February 9, 2012 by 5 Comments

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
Construction bids for road improvements serving the intermodal logistics park came in below estimates, Johnson County Commissioners were told Feb. 2.
Hannes Zacharias, county manager, said bids were opened by the Kansas Department of Transportation on Jan. …

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New KS House districts proposed

February 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Proposal for redistricting in Johnson County/map courtesy of Kansas

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Johnson County will likely add three new representatives to the Kansas House of Representatives next year.
A redistricting proposal, which easily passed a House committee on Monday, would separate Gardner, Edgerton and Spring Hill into three separate …

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Intermodal bids come in below estimates

February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
Construction bids for road improvements serving the intermodal logistics park came in below estimates, Johnson County Commissioners were told Feb. 2.
Hannes Zacharias, county manager, said bids were opened by the Kansas Department of Transportation on Jan. …

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Stacks of tracks

January 30, 2012 by 40 Comments
Staff photo by Mark Taylor
Staff photo by Mark Taylor

Railroad tracks are stacked up at the corner of Sycamore and Warren streets as workers prepare to install new tracks that will allow trains to enter and exit the intermodal logistics park in Edgerton. The …

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Intermodal protest

January 27, 2012 by 40 Comments
Staff photo by Danedri Thompson

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
A contractor for a BNSF administration building on the intermodal site is the subject of a local protest.
Laborers from the Unified Brotherhood of Carpenters daily sit beside a large sign stationed near the Gardner Road exit …

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Gardner Police Dept. investigating copper theft

December 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
Gardner police are investigating the theft of more than $2,500 in copper cable from a BNSF intermodal track construction site.
Ilena Spalding, spokesperson for the police department, said officers were dispatched to a location in the 330 …

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BOCC to consider extending planning agreement with Edgerton

December 10, 2011 by 7 Comments

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners will consider renewing a contract with the city of Edgerton for planning services on Dec. 8.
The city and county entered a one-year agreement in December 2010 for planning review and …

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State of Kansas weighs in on intermodal

December 2, 2011 by 3 Comments

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt weighed in on the Intermodal project last week filing a brief with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver asking justices to reject a lawsuit to block construction of the project.…

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Edgerton council to vote on sewer system for intermodal

October 28, 2011 by 6 Comments

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
The Edgerton City Council is expected to approve a wastewater treatment system to serve the intermodal logistics park on Nov. 10.
During an Oct. 27 work session, the council reviewed five options for extending sewer service to …

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Commission may condemn 191st Street

October 6, 2011 by 4 Comments

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 29 voted 5-2 to condemn right-of-way along 191st Street between Four Corners and Waverly Roads.
The condemnation follows a December 2009 agreement with the city of Edgerton for road …

Filed Under: Edgerton, Gardner, Intermodal, News
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