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Headlines from 1974: Planners OK 60-Acre Annexation
Published 6/20/2009 in History Page : Historical Page
Rapid geographic expansion of Garden City continues with today's disclosure of another major housing subdivision to be located beyond recently-expanded city limits.
Developers Raymond and Bernard Chappel, through attorney Don Vsetecka, outlined their 60-acre, 194-lot Indian Hills Subdivision to members of the Holcomb-Garden City-Finney County Area Planning Commission.
Preliminary approval was given the plat by planners who also voted to recommend annexation of the tract.
Location is along a hilltop east of Campus Drive extended, adjoining a recently-acquired 20-acre city tract on which a new water tower and electrical substation are being erected. That's south of Mary.
The new Chappel Subdivision will jump the city limits across Campus Drive extended for the first time. It's expected to be annexed at the same time city commissioners take in the 20-acre tract which planners recommended earlier this year.
Planning for the subdivision is an example of how rapidly new developments are appearing or occurring in fast growing Garden City. Planners earlier this year discussed extending city limits into that area but decided to recommend annexation only of the city owned tract because there were no other known developments pending.
Now the Chappel father-son team is proposing construction of 194 new homes over a three- to five-year period on a 60-acre tract in that same area. Construction of homes in the new subdivision is to begin this summer.
Raymond Chappel also is planning construction of homes in a new but smaller subdivision of his located north of Mary and east of Main within existing city limits.
In other business today, planners:
* Voted to recommend rezoning of a 20-acre tract of land north of Kansas, east of Fleming to Campus Drive extended on which the $3 million Cow Palace convention-motel-shopping center complex is to be located. Rezoning is from R1 single family to C2 commercial.
The 150-room facility with banquet seating for 2,000-plus is to be an enlarged version of the recently opened Lamar, Colo., Cow Palace. Space for about 30 stores and offices is included in the plans.
Gale Squire, Campbell Abstract and Insurance Co., represented Cow Palace in today's rezoning hearing. Squire said construction on the complex is to begin later this year.
Eight to 10 acres of the site will be utilized for the Palace with developers making the remainder of the site available for related commercial developments.
* Approved the preliminary plat for a new parking lot to be located west of the library building on the 60-acre campus of Garden City Community Junior College. Cost of the 164-car lot has been pegged at $24,398.
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