A new business park area has been proposed on the southwest side of Junction City.

It would be located just south and west of the new Veterans Administration Center clinic that is scheduled to be built west of US 77 Highway. The business park area would extend south to the northern edge of the Smithfield Plant property.

David Yearout, Planning and Zoning Director, noted if the Junction City Commission ( sitting as the Land Bank Board of Trustees ) concurs they will be asked to schedule a public hearing before the Metropolitan Planning Commission to consider the rezoning. “We’ll also ask that they authorize us to work with engineering to look at what we need to do to replat that property to make lots that are more conducive for office development as opposed to single family homes. ”

The proposed proposal goes to the Land Bank Board of Trustees on Tuesday night during their 8 p.m. meeting at the City facility at 701 North Jefferson Street.