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Phase I - OzCommons

Planning Sustainable Places: OzCommons (City of Osawatomie, Kansas) | 2020-2021

Phase I Plan Outcomes & Key Messaging

  • Reconnect the town to its past and the Flint Hills Trail State Park. The Flint Hills State Park is the second newest park in Kansas and the seventh longest rails-to-trails conversion in the US.
  • Build an active, sustainable, and renewable plan to create a more walkable community.
  • Incorporate bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure throughout Downtown with a series of historic and scenic trail and sidewalk loops.
  • Implementation of the plan can attract visitors and cyclists and put Osawatomie on the map as a key destination on the Flint Hills Trail.
  • Data analysis and community input will inform design and provide a community-driven plan to guide the City for Osawatomie.

ozcommons calendar
Our schedule for the Oz Commons planning project.

Phase I Project Announcements & Events

  • Final Presentation of Recommendations – October 14th, 2021 at 6:30pm in City Auditorium as part of the regular City Council meeting. Download the final recommendations packet.
  • Final Listening Sessions – September 21st and October 5th, 2021, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at the Pop-Up Planning Center located at 545 Main Street.
  • Pop-Up Planning Center at 545 Main Street – Open Tues thru Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm with Saturday hours through September from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
  • Virtual Feedback Options – Available Tuesday, August 3rd thru Wednesday August 4th! NOW CLOSED — THANK YOU!
  • Community Meeting #2 – Thursday, August 5th! Join us anytime from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Osawatomie Middle School cafeteria (south side entrance) to participate in activities and help guide our planning process. We hope to see you there!
    • This meeting provides another opportunity for those that may have missed the first community meeting to complete the activities and engage. If you attended the meeting on July 27th, you’re off the hook for this one!
  • Community Meeting #1 – Tuesday, July 27th! Join us anytime from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Osawatomie High School Cafeteria (west side entrance) to participate in activities and help guide our planning process. We hope to see you there!
  • Online Survey is Now Live! Give us your input. The survey will be available from July 6th – September 6th, 2021.