By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
Financing for several new projects in Hays will be reviewed during Thursday's city commission work session.
Commissioners will hear from Kim Rupp, finance director, about ordinances and resolutions to issue general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the automated water meter infrastructure, the police department and municipal court facility, The Grove housing development and an economic development grant and construction of infrastructure at Interstate 70, Exit 161.
A recommended bid award will be presented for the Hays Regional Airport terminal passenger parking lot expansion. The airport has been seeing record enplanements, and the parking lot needs to be enlarged for a second time. Morgan Brothers Construction of La Crosse was the low bidder at $248,019.
A rezoning request will be presented for the proposed Lincoln School apartment complex, 1906 Ash, from a public and institutional district to a residential multi-family district.
The owner of the property, Hays developer Michael Graham, is proposing remodeling the former school into apartments and constructing a residential multi-family housing development on the surrounding property.
Jana's Campaign and Options Domestic & Sexual Violence Services will also present about the SafeBar Alliance Training and Bystander Intervention Training.
The complete Aug. 21 agenda is available here.
The work session starts at 4 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.