By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

At Thursday’s work session, the Hays City Commission will discuss Downtown Hays Development Corp.’s funding level for 2015. During budget discussions, commissioners asked to discuss expectations at a later work session, and during an August work session, Commissioner Shaun Musil said he heard some concerns from the public.

“I’ve been asked about what exactly they do,” Musil said. “To be honest with you, I’ve been involved with some of the stuff they do downtown, but I couldn’t give them a legitimate answer about what they do. I know they do a lot for downtown. It’d be nice to know what they are going to do and what we expect them to do.”

DHDC Executive Director Traci Stanford said a group from DHDC plans to discuss recent marketing and strategic plans with the commission and are “open for suggestions and questions in order to allow that working relationship to continue to grow.”

“This is the No. 1 priority,” Stanford said. “Without the funding, we wouldn’t be able to do the things we do and make the progress that we make. It’s extremely important to make sure that this relationship continues to grow.”

The DHDC received an allocation of $53,655 for 2015.

According to Assistant City Manager Paul Briseno, the funding decision is “completely up to the commission.”

Click HERE for a complete agenda for Thursday’s meeting, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.