Leavenworth County commissioners have placed a moratorium on development in a prime area of real estate south of Tonganoxie.

Commissioners this week unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the moratorium on any development along County Road 1 leading to a proposed interchange with Interstate 70 until it puts into place new development rules and regulations for the area.

The six-month moratorium applies to all land 1.5 miles east and west of County Road 1, half-mile north of Honey Creek Road and half-mile south of Kansas Highway 32. County Road 1 connects Tonganoxie with Eudora.