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Story HereA decision made last fall by The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) and county commissioners is under fire in an editorial from The Wichita Eagle. At the time, a future residential site development received approval for a 31-acre pond located three miles south of Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
Planning staffers at the time concluded the plan couldn?EUR??,,????'?????<
Commission Chairman Kelly Parks now wants the county to take another look at the issue and perhaps consider a moratorium on new ponds and other water features near the county?EUR??,,????'?????<
The controversy highlights the challenges involved in balancing the desire of developers to install water features (Which of course provide much needed work for landscape professionals.) and public safety.
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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