DP Management LLC, which operates the Hays Mall, on Thursday released additional details regarding its proposed commercial improvement district sales tax issue.
The CID issue, scheduled for a public hearing Oct. 23, requires approval from the Hays City Commission.
The CID would impose an additional 1 percent sales tax on sales generated at the mall, which would be used to fund more than $3 million in improvements.
In a press release, Omaha, Neb.-based DP Management said those improvements include interior flooring and lighting, parking lot upgrades, demolition of the former Montana Mike’s restaurant and bank drive-through, landscaping, facade improvements, and a new marquee.
The site layout plan also denotes a site for a potential hotel, three planned outlots for retail along Vine Street, and space for potential expansion of the mall structure to the north.
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DP also pointed out it has invested more than $900,000 in maintenance to the building since taking ownership five years ago, including a new roof.
If the measure is approved by city commissioners, upgrades would begin before the end of the calendar year, although holiday shopping would not be affected.