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 A new urgent care center is one of the projects under way in McCook. [Click to enlarge] |
"There's been a lot going on in the past two years," McCook City Manager Kurt Fritsch told the crowd of about 200, at the annual volunteer appreciation luncheon Tuesday at the Heritage Senior Center.
The luncheon also celebrated the completion of the new transit garage.
Several mega-construction projects are now in the works, Fritsch said, citing an expansion at Walmart; recently completed work at Orscheln's; $500,000 worth of construction by Morgan Mud, a drilling company; another $200,000 worth of construction on a facility at the warehouse district; $4 million at the Keystone Hotel; the $10 million event center planned by McCook Community College; the $20 million expansion project by Community Hospital and the $8.5 million National Guard/Reserve Center slated to begin in October.
Other substantial upgrades or new projects include the upcoming refurbishment of J Street, the urgent care medical care facility on U.S. Highway 83, continued work on the McCook walking trail and renovation done at Norris Park and the Jaycee Ball Complex.
Some of these projects have been made possible by the city sales tax the voters approved, Fritsch said, that won't obligate the community to debt
"A lot of exciting things are coming forth that we're able to do with dollars on hand, and not strap ourselves to long-term debt," Fritsch said.
Also speaking at the luncheon was Linda Foreman, of the West Central Nebraska Area Agency on Aging and Mokhtee Ahmad, the director of Region 7 Federal Transit Authority,.
Ahmad said he was happy to be have been a part of the city's transit garage at the senior center from its inception and that the facility was definitely needed.
"We're happy to have been a partner in the project," he said.
Construction costs of the project were funded with $272,000 of federal funds, or 80 percent, with a 20 percent city match, using city sales tax revenue.
The 40 by 60 metal building will house the transit buses and city equipment.
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Why don't the City spend some money on improving some of the down town area, or are they just going to let it "Run Down"!!
The city's interest is the downtown area isn't bad, but needs updating. Get rid of the ugly street lights and the power lines. Something like Wauneta's would be neat. Now for the buildings, they are owned by some of the biggest tightwads you'll ever meet. That's why "the bricks" looks rundown.
The city is investing in the downtown area on the Keystone Building. The downtown parking lots are being redone and if the funding comes in the building on Norris and B will be gone.