Great Bend Post
Property matters will dominate the next Great Bend City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 17. The body will consider a pair of items relating to property use in the city.
Kevin and Jeff Keller have expressed interest in constructing a single-family residence on the lot located at 2261 Prairie Rose Drive. The property is within a Rural Housing Incentive District. The proposed dwelling will be consistent in design and character with existing homes in the neighborhood. The city of Great Bend will convey title to the buyers and will hold $10,000 in escrow, which will be returned once a certificate of occupancy is issued. Building permits must be obtained within 90 days of the closing date, and a certificate of occupancy must be obtained within 365 days of the permit issuance.
In other action, Great Bend Lodging has submitted a final plat for property located at 3017 10th Street, next to the Events Center, for the future development of a hotel and associated restaurant uses. The Great Bend Planning Commission heard about the plat during a Jan. 26 public hearing. The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the final plat to the council. Proposed improvements of the final plat include the relocation of the existing sanitary sewer line further south on the property and extending it to the east. This will create a larger developable lot for the restaurant. To guarantee the completion of the improvements, the owners have submitted a letter of credit in the amount of $60,000, which will ensure installation of the new sewer line and removal of the existing line.
The Feb. 17 Great Bend City Council meeting will begin Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.