Northeast Wichita is preparing for another round of towering power poles that some residents worry will disfigure a scenic bike trail and lower their property values when they are installed in 2025. The 60-year-old transmission line between Evergy’s Wichita State and Mossman substations needs to be replaced, but the plan for running new poles along the Redbud Trail between Maple Grove Cemetery and MacDonald Golf Course has stirred controversy. The other option Evergy presented was replacing existing power poles on a 2-mile route along Volutsia and 16th Street with significantly larger poles. City staff working with the company ultimately settled on the Redbud Trail route, determining that “due to the necessary size of the new poles, the proposed project would result in significant negative impact” on neighborhoods along the existing route.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
