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The county could send out the requests by the end ofthe day. The decisio n comes after commissioners twic e delayed making a decision on a proposal tospenx $14 million to buy 808 acres in Bel Aire for a county-ownedf industrial park. Commissioners said Wednesdagy the county should look for tracts of land with at leasft 500 acres and access to railand highways. The countuy says the proposals are dueJuly 1. County stafv has argued ground is needede to createa shovel-ready industrial site for largr users.
The , funded by the privatr sector andlocal government, has said the metro area hasn’t been able to compete well against other communities when industriap companies are seeking large sites with rail access, somethingv that’s become more common as fuel prices have increased. The issu came to the forefront in May when overlookedr the Wichita area in its search for a placer to constructa 300,000-square-foot wind turbine plant. Wichita’e lack of large tracts of industriapl ground with rail access likely kept it on the Theplant will, instead, be built in Hutchinsonj and could employ 400 people.
The county’s plan to buy land in Bel Aire came underf fire as opponents accused commissioners of being toonarrowly focused.
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