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Groundbreaking set for DeLong facility at intermodal

April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The DeLong Company will host a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction on its warehouse project on April 22.
The grain-exporting company will build warehouse facility on 8 acres near the intermodal. It is the first tenant of the Logistics …

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BNSF, Edgerton to work with new developer; Allen Group-KC out

March 28, 2013 by 4 Comments

Danedri Thompson

dthompson@gardnernews.com

The Allen Group of Kansas City will no longer serve as the developer of the Logistics Park of Kansas City, the planned warehouse development adjacent to the Edgerton Intermodal.

Edgerton officials approved an agreement March 28 that …

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Resident complains about ‘mud road’ in Edgerton

September 30, 2012 by 3 Comments

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
Residents of 191st Street are none too happy with the city of Edgerton’s decision to designate the road for heavy haul to accommodate intermodal clients.
“We have a mud road,” resident Rob Shippy told the council on …

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Island annexation request withdrawn

June 7, 2012 by 1 Comment

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
Johnson County Commissioners rescinded a public hearing and vote they had scheduled on June 14 for an island annexation request from the city of Edgerton.
Commissioners said the property’s owner — who wanted to build a container …

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County signs on to freight district study

March 29, 2012 by 8 Comments

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com

The Johnson County Commission has signed on with the cities of Gardner and Edgerton, the Mid-America Regional Council and the Kansas Department of Transportation in funding a study of the Southwest Johnson County Freight District.

Commissioners approved …

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Eilert presents State of the County Address

March 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
The KC Logistics Hub in Edgerton was a highlight of Johnson County Commission Chair Ed Eilert’s State of the County Address on March 27.
Eilert said the project is 50 percent complete and is due to open …

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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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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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BOCC approves condemnation for 191st Street

September 30, 2011 by 15 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 …

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