7.1 Withdraw Interchange Reques CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
11/20~89 q:OOP.M.
AGENDA SECTION: Development ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO. 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA:
Planning Division
NO. 1 Roy Dudark
BY: BY:
Item
Consider submittal of an Official Project Request for an Interchange at
1-135 and Magnolia Road under the Kansas Department of Transportation's
System Enhancement Program.
Background Information
On July 24, 1989, the City Commission approved submission of a Letter of
Intent for the 1-135/Magnolia Road Interchange Project under the Kansas
Department of Transportation System Enhancement Program. In early October,
KDOT determined that the proposed project was eligible for funding and
invited the City to submit an official request. KDOT also supplied a total
cost estimate for the project of $4,132,000. For interchange projects, the
applicant is responsible for all preconstruction activity (preliminary
engineering, rights-of-way, and utilities) which for this project has been
estimated at $430,000 or about 10% of the total cost.
The official request must be submitted to KDOT by December 1, 1989, and be
accompanied by an economic impact report and the amount of local matching
funds. Projects will be rated 80% according to traffic related criteria
and 20% on economic benefit. In addition, one point will be added to each
project's point score total for each 1% of local matching funds. Staff has
prepared an economic impact report (enclosed) based on a questionnaire
supplied by state officials. The report indicates that the interchange
project could have significant economic benefits in terms of existing
business expansion and new business formation as well as the creation of
new job opportunities in the Ninth and Magnolia Shopping Area and Airport
Industrial Center.
Project Funding
In order to determine local interest in the project, Chamber of Conmnerce
and Planning Department staff contacted 30 property owners comprising 210
acres of land within the vicinity of the proposed interchange. These owners
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were provided written information pertaining to the project and three
meetings were held. Discussion focused on the creation of a special
assessment district to help provide local matching funds for the project.
General obligation bonds would be issued by the City and repaid over a ten
year period by affected property owners. The consensus among the group was
that a 15% local match was preferable over the minimum of 10% and that the
property owners would supply 7½% if the City, County and/or Airport
Authority would supply the remaining 7½%. Letters in support of this
financing arrangement have been received from the owners of a majority
of property within the proposed benefit district (see enclosure).
In a recent meeting, the Salina Airport Authority endorsed the project and
expressed a willingness to participate financially in generating local
matching funds. At the present time, the following funding arrangement is
proposed:
Source Amount
Kansas Department of Transportation $3,512,000
Special Assessment District 310.,000
City of Salina/Airport Authority 310,000
$4,132,000
If the project is approved in March 1990, the City will have one year to
sign an agreement with KDOT specifying the amount and source of local
funding. During this period, steps would be taken to formally establish
the special assessment district and determine the split between the City
and Airport Authority. By the time the project is designed and right-of-way
acquired, it could be 1994 before construction would actually take place and
funds would need to be appropriated.
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CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME
11/20/89 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION: ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: APPROVED FOR
NO. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA:
Planning Division
ITEM Roy Dudark
NO.
BY: BY:
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Recommended Action
Consider submittal of an Official Project Request to the Kansas Department
of Transportation containing $620,000 of local matching funds for the 1-135
and Magnolia Road Interchange Project.
Encl: Official Project Request
Economic Impact Report
Property Owner Letter(s)
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SYfJTEM ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
OFFICI]t~ PROJECT REQUEST
DaTE November 20, 1989
APPLIC~; £itv of Salina. K~nsas
HIGIIWI~Y ROUTE: Interstate 195 LENGTH: N/A
CITY (IF INVOLVED): Salina COUNTY: Saline
PROJECT TYPE: Iii Corridor Improvement
~i~ B~lmass Construction
~i~ Interchange/Separation Improvement
PROJECT LOC]~TION: Interstate 135 and Magnolia Road
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT: Construction of full interchange
with associated on/off ramps and structural bridqe modifications.
KDOT COST ESTINATE: $ 4~132~Q00_
LOCI~L MATCH : $ 620.~00Q = 15 %
Lane-miles removed from the system (description): N/A
Dennis M. Kissinqer
(Applicant's Signature) (Applicant's Contact Person)
Ma¥0r City Manager
(Title) '(Title)
913-823-2277
(Phone Number)
Send Request to: Robert R. Jones, P.E., Chief
Bureau of Program Management
Kansas DelT~. of Transporl:ation
Docking State Office Builcling
81~h Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1568
ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT
MAGNOLIA ROAD/INTERSTATE 135
INTERCHANGE PROJECT
CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
NOVEMBER 20, 1989
Introduction
This report provides information pertaining to the economic development
benefits that are estimated to be derived from the construction of an
interchange at Interstate 135 and Magnolia Road in Salina, Kansas. This
project is being proposed as a highway improvement under the Kansas
Department of Transportation System Enhancement Program. The report
provides data on existing and projected economic activity in the impact area
and how the localized economy might be stimulated. In terms of format, the
information has been organized as responses to the questions previously
supplied by the Governor's Economic DevelOpment Review Panel.
Description of the Prpject
The proposed highway improvement project consists of a new interchange at
1-135 and Magnolia Road. Presently, a two-lane bridge carries Magnolia
Road traffic over 1-135 but no access to or from the interstate is
available. Although the project has not been designed, it is anticipated
that the improvement would include a conventional diamond interchange and
expansion of the existing 2 lane bridge to 5 lanes. The Kansas Department
of Transportation estimates the total cost of these improvements to be
$4,132,000. Included in the cost estimate are preliminary engineering,
right-of-way, utility relocation, cons~r~ction, construction engineering
and a contingency.
Project Funding
-In order to help leverage this highway improvement project, the community
will provide matching funds equal to~ percent of the total cost or
$620,000. A group of 30-surrounding property owners have offered to pay
one-half of the local match or $310,000. Such funds will be generated
through the creation of a special assessment district comprising 210 acres
of land. The City will issue municipal improvement bonds which will be
retired by special assessments levied against the benefit district over a
10 year period. The remaining $310,000 will be .provided by the City o~-
Salina and the Salina Airport Authority.
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Question 2 -
Provide an estimate of the number of businesses and jobs in the impact
area.
Saline County has a broad-based, diversified economy. A large
concentration of Saline County's businesses and jobs in the manu-
facturing and retail sectors of th~economy are located in the impact
area. A total of 50 businesses -~nd 2,605 jobs are located in the
Airport Industrial Center and 101 retail and service establishments and
1,365 jobs are located in the Ninth and Magnolia Shopping Area. Based
on figures from the U.S. Census Bureau's ~ Business Patterns, 46%
of the county's manufacturing jobs are concentrated in the Airport
Industrial 'Center. Approximately 18% of the county's retail employees
work in the Ninth and Magnolia Shopping Area.
An estimate of the number of jobs and businesses currently existing in
the Magnolia Road interchange impact area is as follows:
Businesses Jobs
Agriculture - - 6 15
Trans./Comm./Utilities - 7 80
Manufacturing 8 1,850
Construction 2 75
Retail Trade 64 886
Wholesale/Distribution ~ ~ 5 140
Financial Services 7 67
Tourism/Amusement 4 43
Government ~ 12 444
Other Services 36 370
121 3,970 ?
Sources: Existing Business Inventory and Survey, prepared for the
Salina AirPort Authority by Wilson & oL~b-~pa-6~-~, ~onsulting Planners,
Engineers & Architects; Salina Chamber of Commerce; Estimates by
Salina Planning Department.
Question 3 -
Describe the trends in the impact area's economy over the past five
years.
Over the past five years, the center of retail activity within Salina
has shifted to the Ninth and Magnolia Shopping Area. Since 1985, this
area has seen the construction of the 330,000 sq. ft. Central Mall, a
65,000 sq. ft. grocery store and a_3~,O00 sq. ft. strip center known as
the Galaxy Shops. In addition, sevbral retail stores and restaurants
have located on outparcels around these developments. The result has
been a growth in both retail sales and the number of retail jobs in the
impact area. Although some local retailers have shifted their
locations to this area, most of the retail outlets are new businesses
in Salina and have resulted in the creation of new retail jobs.
In addition to retail jobs, much of the growth in Salina's industrial
employment over the past five years has occurred in the Airport
Industrial Center which is within the impact area. Three of the 10
largest employers in Salina are located in the Airport Industrial
Center and employment in this area accounts for approximately 10~ of
the total Salina work force. ThQrQ are approximately 50 businesses
located in the Airport Industrial Center and 18 of those have located
at their present place of business-within the past 5 years. In a
survey of these businesses conducted by Wilson & Company, 62~ of the
responding businesses reported increases in their business volume
over the past five years.
The economic growth *experienced b~the impact area has resulted in
the following employment gains over the past five years:
1) Total number of jobs created - 1,115
2) Number of jobs that resulted from local firms expanding - 395
3) Number of jobs that were the resolt of firms starting or locating
in the area - 720
4) The types of industries and the jobs created are as follows:
Retail and Service businesses - 610
Manufacturing/Transportation - 433
Education/Training/Rehabilitation - 72
Question 4 -
Will the highway improvement require an additional investment in other
infrastructure prgjects? If so, h6w will these projects be funded?
Completion of the Magnolia Interchange project is expected to bring
about a significant amount of new economic development activity.
Resultant activity occurring within the 9th Street Shopping Area
and the Airport Industrial Center~ can generally be supported by
existing public facilities and services. The one deficiency present
within the Airport Industrial Center is sewage treatment capacity. In
a recent engineering study, it has been determined that the Schilling
Sewage Treatment Plant should be replaced with a force main which
would transport waste effluent to the main treatment plant located
northeast of the city. This project has been scheduled for con-
struction in 1992. Estimated to cost $6.5 million, the project is
programmed to be funded primarily with Sewer Utility Revenue Bonds.
Another major area expected to attract development interest as a result
of the interchange project is the large vacant area just west of 1-135.
This area lies in unincorporated Saline County and is presently lacking
public facilities and services nec~s%ary to support urban development.
Such development is expected to consist of highway commercial uses
(motels, truck stops, restaurants, etc.) adjacent to the interchange,
warehousing and distribution facilities near the interchange, light
manufacturing and advanced technology businesses at the western edge of
the area near the Kansas College of Technology and housing development
located in the southern section? a~_djacent to existing residential
neighborhoods. Improved roadways, bridges and water and sewer
utilities will be needed to accommodate this development as follows:
Table 3
Facility Cos~ Fun~ .
Improve Centennial Road $ 250,000 Special Gas Tax and/
and Magnolia Road Intersection or Sales Tax
Structurally modify Magnolia 150,000 Same as above
Road Bridge at Dry Creek
Improve Magnolia Road from 150,000 Same as above
Centennial Road to 1-135
- Install 12" water line from --460,000 Revenue Bonds and
Centennial Road to 9th Street Special Assessments
Sources: 1-135 ~~ Study prepared by Bucher,
W-TT1ls ano ~atmirr; ballna -E~gineering Department.
Ultimately, as more intensive urban development occurs, additional
improvements such as the widening of Magnolia Road, may be needed to
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accommodate demand. These improvements will be scheduled in local
capital improvement programs to coincide with economic activity.
Needed sewer line extensions have not been shown separately as the
Schilling Force Sewer Main will be located along Magnolia Road. This
facility will have segments which function under gravity flow and as
such will be accessible for connection from ]ateral sewer lines serving
adjacent development.
The impact area is adequately served by other public facilities and
services such as fire stations, police protection, schools and parks.
Fire stations are located minutes away on Belmont Blvd. near Ninth
Street and on the municipal airport grounds. A portion of the vacant
land along Magnolia Road is in the flood plain and may be suitable for
development as a regional park.
In 1991, the city will undertake a major update of the Comprehensive
Plan. Special attention will be directed to the Magnolia Road corridor
with specific recommendations for sound land use relationships, orderly
extension of public utilities and services, and appropriate zoning and
development standards.
question 5 -
Briefly describe current local programs or activities designed to
promote economic development that would be related to the requested
highway project.
The Salina community is very well equipped to realize the potential
economic development gains related to the interchange project.
Community leaders have established a cooperative organizational
arrangement involving both business and government with each sector
responsible for the execution of specific programs. The organizational
structure involves a partnership of the Salina Area Chamber of
Commerce, Salina Airport Authority, the City of Salina and Saline
County. In order to illustrate how this organization functions, major
programs and activities carried out by each entity are presented below.
Chamber of Commerce - Provides the overall leadership and admini-
strative coordination; maintains the professional staff to promote
investment opportunities and market available sites and facilities;
supplies the development expertise to assist existing businesses to
expand facilities and enable new businesses to commence operations;
maintains an economic data base on industrial sites, utilities, labor
-- force, business support services, etc.; participates in state efforts
to contact and recruit industrial prospects; convenes meetings and
distributes information pertaining to business planning, environmental
regulations, tax incentives, and employee training.
Salina Airport Authority - Provides industrial development sites
complete with improvements; supplies industrial revenue bond financing
to enable business to construct ~eeded buildings and facilities;
supports infrastructure improvements such as roadway and bridge
construction by assisting with project financing; develops, operates
- and maintains a full-service airport "co assist business travelers and
local air transportation industries.
City of Salina/Saline County - Provides comprehensive land use
planning, zoning and building code administration; supplies public
facilities and services to support business activity such as water and
sewer service, roadway improvements, fire protection, etc.; provides
incentives for business expansion such as industrial development bonds,
tax abatement on new plant and equipment and enterprise zone status;
provides professional staff assistance for businesses seeking
governmental financing to expand operations and create jobs.
Other - The following facilities are located within the Airport
1-6~-~trial Center: a Small Business Incubator, Small Business
Development Center, and the Regional Office of the Kansas Department
of Commerce. These institutions provide business assistance programs
which support Salina's role as a regional growth center, as designated
by the Federal Economic Development Administration.
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As the above activity listing shows, the Salina community has
established a very capable and cost-effective organizational structure
for the pursuit of economic development. If the highway project is
funded, the framework and programs are already in place to assist
existing businesses with expansion potential and develop new industries
suited to the new opportunities created for economic growth.
Question 6 -
What are the anticipated economic impacts on the area if the requested
highway improvement is constructed?
The Magnolia and 1-135 Interchange project is expected to generate
additional economic activity in several major ways: 1) expansion of
retail sales and employment am~g existing retail and service
businesses located in the Ninth and Magnolia Shopping Area; 2)
attraction of additional retail and service firms to sites in close
proximity to the proposed interchange; 3) expansion of existing firms
and creation of new businesses in the Airport Industrial Center; and,
4) expanded programs and student enrollment at the Kansas College of
Technology.
In 1988, according to the Kansas Department of Revenue, total retail
sales in Saline County were $401 million. Based on a percentage of
total County retail employment (18~}, the Ninth and Magnolia Shopping
Area generates $72 million in retail sales annually. As a result of
the proposed project, retail sales are estimated to increase 10 percent
with employment growing by 5 percept~ This equates to an increase of
$7 million in retail sales and 68 new jobs. In addition, the following
new businesses and jobs are anticipated to be generated adjacent to the
interchange as a direct result of improved accessibility:
Table 4
# New
New Businesses -~ Jobs
Hotel/motel 45
- Truck Stop .25
Service Station 15
Restaurant {2} 40
120
Source: Estimates by Salina Planning Department.
Improved access to Interstate 135 is also expected to directly assist
business expansion and formation Within the Airport Industrial Center.
Improved access could directly assist the following business
expansions:
Table
Business Activity Investment # Jobs
Beech Aircraft manufacturing $20,000,000 150
project for new Beech jet
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Business Activity Investment # Jobs
Business Incubator Building $300,000 120
with space for 7 firms
National Guard Armory Building $2,800,000 110
and Training Facility + 35 students
New manufacturing prospect __~ $800,000 45
Source: Salina Chamber of Commerce and Salina Airport Authority.
The proposed project would also improve local business operations.
Wilson and Company survey data indicates that 90 percent of existing
area firms utilize truck transportation to support their business
operations. For those companies dependent upon surface transportation,
improved accessibility is vital in the delivery of raw materials and
distribution of finished products to market. Efficient highway
accessibility can reduce business costs by saving fuel, vehicle
maintenance and employee man-hours. In the Wilson and Company survey,
a question was asked regarding what should be done to improve the
Airport Industrial Center for continued industrial development? The
following responses were provided: "Access to 1-135 by a direct route";
"Easier access to the north end of the complex"; "Build interchange at
Magnolia and Waterwell Road".
The prospects for continued economic growth at the Airport Industrial
Center are excellent. Given tee existing investment in both
infrastructure and support services, this area will continue to
function as a prime job-producing loe~tion within north-central Kansas.
Finally, the Magnolia Interchange could benefit the Kansas College of
- Technology. The following new facilities illustrate how Kansas Tech is
expanding its educational mission in the emerging field of engineering
technology:
Table 6
Facility Investment Jobs
International Pilot Training $700,000 20
Center +96 students
Aircraft Mechanic Classroom ~ $1,090,000 10
and Laboratory +120 students
Source: Salina Airport Authority.
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In furtherance of Kansas Tech's mission, the Kansas Board of Regents
has established a long-range planning committee to examine future
opportunities for growth and make recommendations for needed programs
and facilities.
The interchange project could assist forthcoming recommendations for
the future development of Kansas Tech by providing a direct link from
the interstate to the campus located at the western terminus of
Magnolia Road. Such a route wquld eliminate the necessity for
traveling industrialized roadways~ to access the college. The
industrialized setting coupled with a location reached only by an
indirect roadway system has served as an impediment to the development
of a quality, campus-like physical environment. A preliminary master
development plan has been prepared calling for a perimeter defining
road system and new student facilities {cafeteria, student center,
gymnasium and dormitories}. Improved interstate access could help
attract students and thus enable these developmental goals to be
realized.
In the short-range {5 years), the p6oposed interchange project can be
expected to generate or otherwise support some 20 new business ventures
and 650 jobs. Such economic activit~y will create a continuing annual
payroll of $9.1 million {$14,000/j~b~ with another $6.1 million {2/3 of
payroll} spent by the businesses on-the purchase of local goods and
services. Although more difficult to measure, this added income will
have induced economic effects by a multiple of 2 to 3 in the form
of expenditures for housing, transportation, food, health care, and
other goods and services. And, th~above expenditures do not account
for taxes that will be derived from retail sales, property, and income
generated by this expansion.
Over the long-term {15 years}, the proposed project can be expected to
not only sustain recent growth and development trends but attract new.
- capital investment in manufacturing plant and equipment, provide site
location advantages for new distribution and travel-related firms, anU
bolster advanced technology education and training endeavors. Taken
together, these types of activities hold promise for helping this
region of the state keep pace with a rapidly changing, more competitive
economy.
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Question 7 -
How will existing businesses in the ~mpact area be affected by the
highway improvemen't?
As previously mentioned, at the present time no access is available to
Interstate 135 at Magnolia Road. As such, interstate traffic cannot
obtain direct accessibility to th~estimated 101 retail and service
businesses within one-half mile~ of the potential interchange.
Therefore, the additional customers represented by thru traffic or
those travelers with a non-local destination is a largely untapped
market. With 1-135 carrying 8,865 vehicles per day, if even a small
portion of the thru traffic would exit the highway and obtain a meal,
purchase gasoline, shop in the retail stores, or seek lodging
accommodations, this new business activity could be very beneficial to
the community and even state.
It should be recognized that regional trade area traffic would also be
affected by the presence of this new interchange. Comprising 20
counties, this area contains 288,000 people with an estimated effective
buying income of $3.5 billion. This market segment can be divided into!
those who shop in Salina at the Ninth and Magnolia Shopping Area and
those who would or would more frequently if direct interstate access
were available. This latter market segment also represents an existing
untapped market.
In regards to current customers, ~d~rect access may divert a portion
of such traffic from .present businesses, such as those located on West
Crawford Street {2 miles north). Traffic choosing to exit 1-135 at
Crawford Street travels east to Bro~_ay Boulevard and then south along
Broadway and Ninth Street (a distance of 3 miles) to the subject area.
This traffic represents a built-in customer base generated by the Ninth
and Magnolia Shopping Area which ~s their ultimate destination.
Customers loyal to businesses on the existing route or who desire the
products or services they provide will not change their travel
patterns. Those who wish to avoid urban traffic congestion and save
time will switch to the more direct route. Although some diversion may
occur, Crawford will continue to be city's primary interstate access
point. Because of this status, city and federal funds have been
programmed to widen and improve Crawford from 1-135 to Ohio Street {2.5
miles} beginning in 1990.
The other major group of businesses impacted by the interchange project
would be firms in the Airport Ind~trial Center. Direct access to
1-135 would benefit firms engaged in the manufacturing and/or
distribution of consumer and industrial products. Access to 1-135 is
now obtained by use of Centennial Road and Schilling Road. A major
impediment to the Centennial Road traffic is its intersection with
Crawford Street which connects to 1-135. This intersection is not
signalized and the heavy traffic volume and required left turn onto
Crawford Street makes delays lengthy and frequent. Schilling Road
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traffic has access to 1-135 but the present configuration is difficult
during bad weather due to a sloping, circular on-ramp. This inter-
change will be reconstructed as a conventional diamond interchange
in 1992 which will upgrade safety and efficiency. However, Schilling
Road traffic must still transit a densely populated residential area
and elementary school zone located between the Airport Industrial
Center and 1-135.
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Question 8 -
If new jobs are anticipated as a result of the hi~hwas improvement, is
there a Sufficient labor pool to fill those jObs?
Salina and the surrounding communities have an ample supply of labor to
accommodate new growth. Because of the diversity of Salina's economy,
it's labor force possesses a wide~-range of skills. Salina's labor
force declined slightly during the e~rly 1980's but has grown gradually
since then and now totals 27,861. This compares to a figure of 26,925
in 1980 and 22,975 in 1975. The level of unemployment has held steady
the last three years and the Kansas Department of Human Resources
estimates the current unemployment rate for Saline County at 4.3%.
Approximately 1,200 members of the labor force are unemployed. In
addition, a number of workers in Salina and surrounding communities
are underemployed and they provide an additional labor pool to fill new
jobs created in the Airport Industrial Center and Ninth and Magnolia
Shopping Area.
The Salina economy already draws workers from a large geographic
region. Approximately 78% of the 2,700 employees who work in the
Airport Industrial Center live in Salina. This means 22% of the
workers commute to this area from the surrounding region. Many of
these workers commute to Salina from the north and west via U.S. 81 and
1-135. An interchange at Magnolia Road and 1-135 would greatly improve
access for commuting workers coming from the north and west who work in
the impact area. ~ ~
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~uestion 9 -
How will the highway project affect the time, cost, and safety of area
Fesident's commute to their work places?
For workers commuting to the impact area from the north and west, the
requested interchange will reduce travel time and improve safety.
Instead of exiting two miles north at Crawford Street and using;
internal city streets or driving Couth to Schilling Road and back-
tracki~g, workers in the mall area and the Kansas Tech campus area
would be able to exit off the interstate directly onto an arterial
street that would take them to their work place. The requested
Magnolia interchange would also improve traffic safety by keeping
commuter and mall shopping traffic off of internal streets like
Crawford and Broadway and diverting it to a safer, faster moving
interstate. Unlike the present situation on Crawford, Broadway and
Schilling Road, if commuters and shoppers were able to exit directly on
to Magnolia, they would be able to get to shopping facilities and
employment centers without traveling through any school safety zones.
Also, an interchange at Magnolia Road would reduce the traffic volume
and number of turns at the Crawford Street - Centennial Road
intersection which has been the sc~n~ of 16 reported accidents so far
in 1989. When businesses in the Airport Industrial Center were asked
in a survey what they felt should be done to improve the general
appeal of the area as a location for continuing industrial
development, several respondents pointed to the Crawford Street -
Centennial Road intersection as a _pro~_blem.
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Question 10 -
How will the quality of life in the impact area be enhanced as a result
~f the hi~hwa~ improvement7
One enhancement that would result from a Magnolia - 1-135 interchange
is the potential for an attractive entryway to the Kansas College of
Technology campus. In its present ~lignment, Magnolia Road runs right
to the eastern edge of the heart of-the Kansas Tech campus. There has
been a proposal to construct a campus entrance drive that would be
aligned with Magnolia at its intersection with Centennial Road. The
corridor along Magnolia from 1-135 to Kansas Tech is largely
undeveloped and construction of an interchange would allow visitors to
enter the campus area without traveling through an industrialized area.
This would enhance Kansas Tech's goal of projecting a more traditional
campus-like image.
The benefits to traffic and pedestrian safety were mentioned
previously. Currently, mall shoppers coming from the counties to the
north and west (Salina primary trade area) must exit on Crawford
Street and follow Crawford, Broadway gnd Ninth Street to the mall area.
This requires traveling through several school zones and residential
areas. An interchange at Magnolia would provide direct access to the
mall area from the interstate and would reduce traffic and enhance
pedestrian safety on city streets.
A third quality of life enhancemen~_~ould be increased convenience and
reduced aggravation for travelers. Currently, the shopping and service
facilities in the Ninth and Magnolia area are highly visible from 1-135
but there is no means of access. ~u can see the services but can't
get to them. To stop at a restaurant, a southbound traveler must drive
one mile south to the Schilling Road exit, then east to Ninth Street,
then one mile north to the Ninth and Magnolia area and then must
backtrack to reach the interstate. Direct access to 1-135 froTM
Magnolia would greatly increase the convenience for travelers seeking
travel services, lodging and shopping facilities. This accessibility
should lead to increased retail sales as well as an improved community
image thru better access.
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October 20, 1989
Board of City Commissioners
City of Salina
300 W. Ash
Salina, KS 67401
Dear Commissioners:
It has come to our attention that the opportunity exists for submittal
of an application to the Kansas Department of Transportation for construc-
tion of an interchange at Interstate 135 and Magnolia Road. It is our
understanding that the preliminary cost estimate for this project is
$4,132,000.
As owners of property within proximity of this potential project, we
wish to express our support for proceeding with filing an application for
this facility. It is evident that the resultant transportation acces-
sibility would have a positive impact on surrounding business activity
and long-term economic growth. This impact will be felt not only in the
immediate vicinity of the interchange but over a broad area extending west
to the Schilling Industrial Area.
In order to help facilitate the realization of this project, we hereby
offer to provide financial assistance equivalent to Seven and One-Half (7½)
percent of the total project cost. Because this project has a wider
economic impact, we believe that the City of Salina, Saline County and/or
Airport Authority should provide an additional Seven and One-Half (7~)
percent of the cost. Together, such assistance would represent Fifteen
(15) percent of the cost and thus enhance the prospects for receiving state
funding.
Our financial support is predicated on establishment of a special
assessment district with annual payments spread over a 10 year period. As
property owners, we agree not to protest enactment of such a district
providing the financial obligation does not exceed Seven and One-Half (7~)
percent of the total project cost and the assessment formula is fair and
equitable among affected properties, as provided by state statute.
We appreciate your consideration of this important project. Please
keep us advised of opportunities to participate in project planning and
development.
Respectfully Yours,
Company Name
Authorized Signature
11/16/89
Magnolia/I-135 Special Assessment District (Tentative)
Parcel Property Owner Land Use/Development Acreage ) of Total Assessment
* 1-1 Waters Realty Waters Hardware 1.40 0.67 $ 2,065
10-1 Long Properties, Inc. Long's Clothing 1.20 0.57 1,770
10-12 Sunset Plaza, Inc. Sherwin-Williams/Clark's T.V. 0.92 0.44 1,357
10-11 J.H. and H. J. Gray Undeveloped 0.61 0.29 900
10-10 Auto Parts of Salina NAPA Auto Parts 0.62 0.30 ' 915
* 10-9 Warta Buick, Inc. Green Lantern 0.79 0.38 1,165
* 10-8 Warta Trust #1 Warta Buick 1.62 0.77 2,390
* 10-7 McDonald's Corp. McDonald's 0.99 0.47 1,460
19-1 Sunset Plaza, Inc. Galaxy Center 3.10 1.48 4,573
* 19-1.1 Salina T.T. Partnership Taco Tico 0.41 0.20 605
19-1.2 Salina Shops Assn. II Major Video 0.36 0.17 531
* 19-2 Hughes Lumber Co. Hughes Lumber 0.72 0.34 1,062
* 19-3 Hughes Lumber Co. Hughes Lumber 4.50 2.14 6,638
* 19-4 P.H. and M.S. Wallertus Undeveloped 11.20 5.33 16,521
* 19-5 Acadia Markets Harvest Foods 9.50 4.52 14,013
* 7-2 Warmack Salina Central Mall 38.50 18.32 56,790
* 7-3 Warmack Salina Western Auto/Sirloin Stockade/ lg.50 9.28 28~764
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