With their demands still unmet, neighbors say the fight against an expansion of the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is far from over.

The Overland Park Planning Commission last month approved a $12.4 million expansion at the venue, off U.S. 69 and 179th Street. But neighbors — who organized over shared concerns and hired a lawyer — have filed a protest petition, sending the project to the City Council for a final vote.

Many people opposed to the project are angry the vote has been tacked on to the end of a long agenda planned for a special City Council meeting Monday night — one week before new council members are sworn in.

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