Today the City of Hesston moves toward developing a city owned property it calls Ridge Pointe. But it’s been an eight year journey with plenty of bumps and tax payer investment along the way to get there. In late spring of 2013, the idea of the City of Hesston purchasing Country Village Mobile Home Park was first proposed. With a price tag of $150,000 to purchase half of the park floated by Mayor Dave Kauffman, the initial rollout of a potential purchase was met with community resistance and hesitancy on the part of city council members. By 2015, talks were underway for the potential purchase of Country Village Mobile Home Park property, between City Administrator Gary Emry and owner Bob Tonge. In July of 2016, the city purchased the park for $440,000.
Source: Harvey County Now
