Leavenworth County commissioners have formally approved a land use plan for a County Road 1 corridor south of Tonganoxie.
The concept approved by commissioners Wednesday includes areas of the corridor that can be used for commercial and industrial businesses as well as residential areas.
The County Road 1 corridor spans six miles south of Tonganoxie. The corridor also extends 1.5 miles to the west of County Road 1 and 1.5 miles to the east of County Road 1.
The corridor includes the county’s only interchange with the Kansas Turnpike. Krystal Voth, deputy director for the Leavenworth County Planning and Zoning Department, said the type of development envisioned in the concept could take many years.
“So we’re talking a few decades potentially,” she said.
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)