The distressed Parkville settlement problem that the city has been dealing with for many years looks like it may take some more time to find a solution. Kansas City movers agree that the backfill problem surrounding the inlet in Parkville is an issue, and many residents in the surrounding area want to see a resolution reached, so that more people will find Parkville attractive to move to, even businesses. However, every attempt so far has only cost residents a substantial amount of money.

A recent study done by Olsson Associates, an engineering and design firm, revealed that the city should monitor the problem in lieu of spending more money, which would ultimately result in finding an even more expensive solution.

One geotechnical engineer at the firm stated that the area of distress is, “a compaction of backfill around the inlet where a storm water drains into.”

While it is not a clearly defined solution for the problem, it is estimated that attempting to once again tackle the problem would cost about $25,000 to $50,000 – while merely monitoring the problem costs the city nothing extra. The city has made plans to take the advice of the firm and to not make any plans to address the area of distress in Parkville. However, in the off-chance that the city does decide to take on the problem, the study reaffirms that, “it is possible that the last repair attempt created a suitable bridge over the distressed area.”

Mayor Nan Johnston of the city, agreed with the results of the study, and stated that because the settlement issue, “appears to be stable, we voted to continue to monitor it.”

The area has long since provided issues for the city, which all for the most part ended up being unsuccessful and merely costing the Kansas City community an excessive amount of money, deterring new residents from moving to Parkville.