Mission Gateway Deets: Don't Expect Progress Anytime Soon

A worthwhile follow-up shouldn't inspire hope for the Johnson County DMZ. 

Here's a quote and more reporting . . . 

After 20 years of false starts, unpaid taxes and a foreclosure suit, a Johnson County District Court judge has finally given the go-ahead for a New York bank to begin selling the long-troubled Mission Gateway property, an early step in the continuing foreclosure process.

District Court Judge Robert Wonnell heard closing arguments on the long-running case on December 9, then granted Metropolitan Commercial Bank’s request to foreclose on the property.

The bank is now allowed to begin selling the much-watched property near Johnson Drive and Shawnee Mission Parkway in Mission, while remaining legal issues are sorted out.

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Judge: Bank can sell Mission Gateway site as part of foreclosure

The ruling doesn't mean activity will being immediately at the long-troubled site but a Mission city official called it a "step in the right direction."