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Hays approves CDBG application to rehab downtown second floor for short‑term rentals
Summary
The City Commission approved sponsoring a $300,000 Kansas CDBG commercial rehabilitation application from developer 127 Investments to renovate the long‑vacant second floor at 1012 Main Street into three short‑term rental units; commissioners also adopted resolutions certifying legal authority and declaring the building blighted.
The City of Hays Commission voted 3‑0 on June 26 to sponsor a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application from 127 Investments to rehabilitate the second floor at 1012 Main Street into three rentable short‑term units.
The matter matters because the CDBG commercial rehabilitation program provides targeted funds to prevent or eliminate commercial blight; if awarded, the state Department of Commerce would send grant funds to the city and the developer would implement the renovation and request reimbursements through the city.
Jared Kuckelman, Assistant City Manager, told the commission the application seeks the commercial rehab maximum of $300,000 and requires a minimum 25% match from the developer. “For small cities like Hays that have a population less than 50,000, CDBG is administered by the states,”…
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