By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
The Hays City Commission is expected to award recommended low bids totaling $893,835 on Thursday for the 2025 street maintenance program.
Projects include seal coat, polypatch, curb and brick repair, major rehab, asphalt mill and overlay, and pavement markings.
The biggest project for this year is mill and overlay of East 17th Street.
No bid for the pavement marking project was received. Jesse Rohr, public works director, will advertise it again and bring it back for city commission approval at a later date.
Commissioners will also vote on two proposed joint road improvement projects with Ellis County.
The first project would create a paved surface on East Vineyard Road and 270th Avenue. The second project is for mill and overlay of 48th Street. The city's cost share of the projects is $377,000.
Holly Dickman, water conservation specialist, will present results of the 2024 water conservation programs and look at an overview for 2025.
Also on the agenda are requests for a cereal malt beverage license for Wild West Festival Saloon and another request by the building owner to remove the marked loading zone at 12th and Vine. It would add two parking spaces to the downtown area.
The complete Feb. 27 agenda is available here. The meeting starts at 4 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.