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Kansas City Gets $4M for Toxic Lot Cleanup | Wichita News
Kansas City, Kansas, is set to transform blighted vacant lots in the Douglass-Sumner neighborhood with a massive $4 million EPA grant—among the largest awarded nationwide this year—to clean up lead and gas vapor contamination on 54 abandoned properties. Winning out over 170 competitors, the Unified Government credits its success to a community-driven strategy and clear redevelopment plans. With cleanup costing around $50K per lot, this proactive approach aims to unlock future housing and revitalize neglected areas, with work potentially starting as early as September and wrapping in two…
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