A community center has been on the city of Shawnee’s wish list for well over a decade, and now, the dream is becoming a little more concrete. After months of conducting surveys, public forums and in-depth research, the consultants pieced together a facility encompassing the most desired amenities among Shawnee residents. Financing of the community center would be left in the hands of Shawnee citizens.
The city plans to build and maintain the facility using revenue from a proposed mill levy increase, which would be voted on during a spring ballot question, whether by in-person or by mail. The future community center is set to be built at 61st and Woodland.
In 2005, the city purchased 26.3 acres of land at the site for a community center location, but the recession put those plans on the backburner.
The proposed site, with its picturesque landscape, is located near Mid-America Sports Complex, the Kansas City Ice Center and Pavilion and popular trails.
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