A divided Shawnee County Commission adopted an $8 million budget Thursday for a project to develop a Family Park just south of S.W. 21st and Urish Road.
Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a proposal containing that figure, with Commissioners Bob Archer and Bill Riphahn voting in the majority.
Commissioner Kevin Cook dissented, noting that Thursday’s meeting was Archer’s last on the commission.
“A new commissioner, who will have to live with this decision, is coming on board,” Cook said.
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