Overland Park changes neighborhood street rebuild rules to save trees, lessen impact on residents

For about 15 years now, Overland Park has been chipping away at a backlog of repairs to aging neighborhood streets that are in need of replacement or otherwise nearing the end of their functional lives. The projects, though necessary to replace streets that are in some cases 60 years old or older, can be hard on residents who must live through months of intense work just outside their homes. In the end, the work can leave their streets completely unrecognizable, with wider concrete roads and fewer mature trees that provide shade. So, with an updated resolution, Overland Park is hoping to head off some of the impacts in future neighborhood street reconstruction projects. All of that could spell less impact for neighbors going forward.
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