By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Hays city commissioners will take a final look at the draft 2019 budget, with a levy of 25.00 mills, during their meeting tonight and are expected to set a public hearing date of August 9.

In other business, commissioners will hear from Public Works Director Jesse Rohr about the Crawford Addition request for annexation, rezoning and final plat.

The property site, at the northwest corner of 48th and Roth, is being considered as a location for a new Tractor Supply Company retail store.

The requests have already been approved by the Hays Area Planning Commission.

A bid award will be considered for construction of a three story drill tower at the Fire/Rescue Training Facility on the south ball field of the old Frank Stramel ball fields in south Hays. American Fire Training Systems had the low bid of $145,917. The city received a $272,000 grant from the Dane G. Hansen for funding to construct the facility which will be used for regional training.

The meeting will open with the 2018 Water $mart Landscape awards to Jeff and JoAnn Jordan for their residential property and Commerce Bank for the business property at 2200 Vine Street.

The complete July 26 agenda is available here.

The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.