Summer De Soto Development Update

DE SOTO DEVELOPMENT

Newsletter featuring updates on development in De Soto.

Summer 2023

Infrastructure Update

City Launches Interactive Map To Track Projects

With infrastructure projects well underway in De Soto, the City has launched an interactive map for residents and others to track construction. For each project, the map includes:

A description
Estimated construction timeline
Link to a one-page document with additional details, including the project's purpose, owners, engineers and contractors.

The map includes projects related to development at Astra Enterprise Park and Flint Commerce Center as well as more routine capital improvement projects like sidewalk repairs.

You can find a link to the map, which is updated weekly, here and on the City of De Soto website .

City Managing $175+MM in

Infrastructure Improvements

The City of De Soto is overseeing about $178 million in infrastructure improvements, which will be funded from various development-related sources. Projects include transportation, utility, and public service enhancements.

$60MM in roadway improvements

KDOT design build
D/B team: Clarkson/HDR
Completion: Q3, 2024

$47MM water treatment improvements

Expanding MGD, million gallons per day, capacity from 2.0 to 8.0
Team: HDR and Garney
$40MM treatment plant; $7MM raw water supply
Completion: Q2, 2025

$30MM wastewater treatment improvements

Expanding from 1.3 MGD to 3.9 MGD
Owners' rep: GBA
Burns & Mac/CAS
Completion: Q2, 2025

$20MM sewer line improvements

5 miles gravity sewers; 2.5 miles force mains; 5K acre service area
2 regional pump stations
Design: HDR and BHC under contract w/ Panasonic/Flint Development
Completion: Q1, 2025

$9MM water tower

2.0 MG capacity
Adjacent to Panasonic site
Designed by HDR under contract with De Soto
Completion: Q1, 2025

$12MM fire station

Operated by NW Consolidated Fire District, adjacent to Panasonic
Designed by SFS, under contract with Johnson County
Completion: Q2, 2025

OTHER NEWS AND UPDATES

City Hosts Resident Open House with Public and Private Partners

The City hosted its second Designing De Soto Open House on July 12, connecting residents with the many public and private organizations working on growth and development initiatives around the City. Residents had the opportunity to hear directly from project leaders.

This handout includes information from participants, outlining their involvement in the project.

New to the Newsletter? Check Out Past Issues

We launched this newsletter in May as a way to keep key stakeholders informed of news, updates and milestones related to growth and development in De Soto. If this is the first time you're receiving the newsletter, check out links to past issues below. If you know someone who might benefit from being on the list, email us.

Find the June issue, which looks at environmental remediation and the role of water in development here .

Find the May issue, which looks at housing and jobs, here .

About the Newsletter

This e-newsletter is sent monthly to key stakeholders, both private and public, involved in development around De Soto.

If you have questions or suggestions, contact Nancy Mays at nancy@mayscomm.com.