NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The next step in the island annexation to allow water to be run to the proposed new industrial park south of South Hutchinson is on the agenda for the Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday.
"Since it's an island annexation, state law now requires the city doing the annexation to get approval from the county commission," said Reno County Administrator Randy Partington. "What the county commission will need to be looking at on Wednesday is to make a decision based on will the annexation hinder growth of any nearby community."
The only real nearby community that would be impacted is South Hutchinson and their water issue is why this came up in the first place.
"This annexation, as the City of Hutchinson has talked about, is for water infrastructure and for development of the industrial park that they can develop. They have the infrastructure, they have the capacity to do it, where South Hutchinson, I don't believe has the capacity, at least at this time."
If the County Commission approves the measure, then the actual annexation would go back before the City Council, maybe even before the end of the year.
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