By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

DP Management will not say which retailers will come to the Hays Mall once improvements are made to the property.

The topic was an item of discussion during Hays City Commission meetings late last year as city officials debated a sales tax increase that will be used to fund the improvements. But Josh Vickery of DP Management said discussions are happening to bring new retailers to the Mall.

“Over 10 different retailers are working out details,” Vickery said. “Basically when we work out a lease, we’ve got to find out if their stay is going to work out financially, because each tenant wants different improvements and that all correlates to the rent they’re paying.”

Vickery also said DP is in the process of receiving bids for the improvements. Interior improvements could begin within the next month and exterior renovations will commence in the spring once the weather is warmer.