The Opera House in downtown Hays will come down next month.
The building is owned by Liberty Group, and CEO Chuck Comeau says a company that specializes in demolition has been hired to remove the deteriorating building.
The project is scheduled to begin August 20th. Hays City Manager Toby Dougherty says every effort will be made to accommodate area businesses and the traveling public to keep Fort Street open.
The city commission Thursday night approved a resolution of condemnation that will allow the city to step in and tear the building down if Liberty Group doesn’t complete the project as scheduled.