About 220 Douglass-Sumner properties in northeast KCK are being evaluated for possible contamination. Land Bank lots with lead or petroleum concerns will be held until they are remediated.
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It’s been a year. What has Wichita’s land bank accomplished so far?
In May 2021, the Wichita City Council created the city’s first-ever land bank — a city-owned and operated entity aimed at reducing blight and vacant properties. The land bank aims to acquire distressed properties or vacant lots and rehabilitate them. Its main priorities? Neighborhood revitalization and affordable housing, which are key as home and rental prices in […]