The latest project approved for the Nottingham redevelopment site in Eudora won’t add a new business to the city but will help establish the site as a focal point of community activity.

On July 12, the Eudora City Commission approved the final development plan for a 1.62 acre Village Green for the Nottingham site. The plan provides for open green space, about 1,000 square feet for a canopied farmers market, a paved area that can provide food parking and a concessions building with restrooms.

The Village Green is located on the south-central section of the Nottingham site with an address of 1428 Elm St.

Eudora Mayor Tim Reazin said the Village Green could be a place for outdoor community events such as outdoor movies. Nottingham businesses could also coordinate with Eudora Parks and Recreation to stage events in the space, he said.

The Eudora City Commission bought the old Nottingham Elementary School and surrounding 15 acres from the Eudora school district in 2015 for $850,000 with the goal of developing the property for commercial uses. That effort to develop the site on the city’s Church Street gateway just north of Kansas Highway 10 has taken off in the last two years. The city is currently installing infrastructure on the property so that construction can start this fall on commercial development. Meanwhile, $2 million in upgrades to Church Street, aided by a $1.25 million state grant, are underway from just north of K-10 to 15th Street. Those are scheduled to be completed in September.

Reazin said rain has set the projects a bit behind schedule, but the new interior street through Nottingham is now complete and serves as a detour for Church Street, which is undergoing complete reconstruction with the placement of storm drains between 14th and 15th streets.

Commercial development plans approved for Nottingham include a Casey’s General Store on its northeast section and a Wendy’s restaurant to the south of that future convenience store, Reazin said. The development plan for the 3.5-acre High 5 indoor/outdoor family entertainment complex, which will be the site’s anchor development, is currently before the Eudora Planning Commission, he said.