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The county could send out the requestsa by the end ofthe day. The decision comex after commissioners twice delayed making a decision on a proposakl tospend $14 million to buy 808 acres in Bel Aire for a county-ownedr industrial park. Commissioners said Wednesday the county shoulds look for tracts of land with at least 500 acress and access to railand highways. The county says the proposal s are dueJuly 1.
County staftf has argued ground is needed to creatwa shovel-ready industrial site for large The , funded by the private sector and local government, has said the metrop area hasn’t been able to compete well against othee communities when industrial companies are seeking large sites with rail access, something that’s becomew more common as fuel prices have increased. The issue came to the forefrong in May when overlooked the Wichita area in its searchy for a place to constructa 300,000-square-foof wind turbine plant.
Wichita’s lack of large tractsw of industrial ground with rail access likely kept it on the Theplant will, instead, be builtr in Hutchinson and could employ 400 people. The county’sw plan to buy land in Bel Aire came undere fire as opponents accused commissioners of beinv toonarrowly focused.
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