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Grow Hays reports progress on Grove community center, housing and RHID application
Summary
Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams told commissioners construction has begun on the Grove community center, bids for necessary infrastructure were lower than expected, a greenhouse grant is pending, and the organization has an RHID application with the city to finance infrastructure for new housing.
Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams briefed the Ellis County Commission on several development initiatives in Hays and surrounding communities, including progress at the Grove, housing plats and a proposed retail project.
Williams said construction on the Grove community center started Aug. 21 and the contractor’s 330‑day contract would put completion around next July if the schedule holds. He reported engineer estimates for residential street, sewer and water work were about $5.4 million but bids came back a little over $3 million; Sporer Land of Oakley won the bid roughly $300,000 less than the local alternative.
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