By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
There will be a lot of street work being done in Hays this year.
In addition to the remainder of the North Vine Street Corridor Improvement Project and reconstruction of 27th Street between Hall and Fort, the 2021 street maintenance program will soon get underway as spring weather approaches.
The project bids for this year's program includes seal coat, polypatch, curb and brick repair, concrete patching, mill and overlay, pavement markings, and sidewalk construction.
Jesse Rohr, public works director, presented the low bids totaling from nine contractors to Hays city commissioners during their work session last week.
Total project cost is $959,202.45 to be funded out of Special Highway. Another $40,000 in work will be done in-house and there is an additional $5,000 earmarked for sidewalk replacement rebates.
The 2021 funding comes from:
Special Highway-State Gas Tax Refund (KDOT) - $471,150
Connecting Link Maintenance (KDOT) - $74,500
Transfer from city General Fund - $500,000
City commissioners will consider approving the low bids during their meeting Thursday.
In other business at the March 4 work session, city commissioners:
* Reviewed a request by Hays developer Adam Pray for rezoning Big Creek Estates Second Addition from agricultural to a residential general district, along with final plat approval. City staff and the Hays Area Planning Commission are recommending approval of both. The property southeast of Hays is outside city limits but within the three-mile ETJ (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) of the city. Commissioners will consider a vote on the requests at their Thursday meeting.
* Heard a request for a $30,000 donation by First Call For Help towards construction of temporary housing.
The March 11 city commission agenda is available here. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.