Sedgwick County to buy 1.1‑acre lot for Douglas Tag Office parking for $260,000

The board approved a purchase agreement to buy the parking parcel currently leased south of the Douglas Tag Office for $260,000. Andrew Dils, Director of Facilities, said the parcel is roughly 1.1 acres and adds about 85 parking stalls; the county previously paid for initial improvements and has been maintaining the lot under lease. "This lot adds approximately 85 parking stalls to the Douglas Tag location," Dils said.

Dils told commissioners the county has sufficient funds in the Treasurer’s auto license fund to cover the purchase and its portion of closing costs; those funds are separate from the county general operating fund. The motion to authorize the chairman to sign the purchase agreement passed on a 5–0 roll call vote.