By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
What is expected to be completed in less than a year, the construction
on the nearly $8.9 million police station in Great Bend will have a ceremonial
ground breaking Monday, Sept. 12 at 11:30 a.m.
City Administrator Kendal Francis said the ceremony will take place at
the new site, the 12th Street and Baker Avenue intersection.
"Mobilization will begin later that week on Sept. 15," said Francis. "Activity is going to start very soon."
The 20,100 square-foot building is scheduled to be finished by next August.
A .10% sales tax will help pay for the police station along with savings, Strengthening
People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) funds, insurance proceeds and American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) interest.