In a 5 to 1 vote Thursday night, the Westwood City Council approved turning what currently is its only city park into an office park. The issue had been debated fiercely in recent months not only in Westwood, a town of 1,800 residents in northern Johnson County, but also among some residents in the bordering communities of Westwood Hills and Mission Woods who live close to Joe D Dennis Park, a green space with jungle gym and tennis courts at Rainbow Boulevard and 50th Street. The park effectively is Westwood’s only city park, at least for now. The six-member council’s decision allows for 7.6 acres of land made up of three adjoining parcels to be rezoned so the Karbank Real Estate Co. can build an office and retail development on part of the land.
Source: KC Star Local News
