An “iconic” performance space in the shape of a paper airplane was among the suggestions put forward by consultants for Santa Fe Commons Park in downtown Overland Park – a reference to the Strang Airfield of years gone by.
But whether any proposed changes to the park will fly with nearby residents was an open question Thursday night after a spirited meeting with the consultants and around 90 at Matt Ross Community Center. As the meeting opened, some in the crowd scoffed at the proposals, particularly the ones that put the Farmers Market into the park.
By the end of the consultant presentation, Jen Cross of RDG Planning and Design jokingly suggested participants could fold their comment sheets into paper airplane projectiles and sail them toward the dais, an idea that was met with good-natured laughter.
The consulting firm, hired by the city to plan a facelift for the 3.8-acre park, presented its first concepts after collecting ideas at a previous meeting. Four park layouts were put forward, two with a farmers market and two without.
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