Investors continue to work with the City of Great Bend to develop property at 3017 10th St., adjacent to the Events Center. Kelly Patel, representing the ownership group for the proposed hotel, provided details at the Jan. 26 meeting of the Great Bend Planning Commission.
According to the minutes, she explained that the property will be platted into three lots. One lot will be larger to accommodate a sit-down restaurant. A second lot will be designated for another commercial user, and the ownership group will retain the third lot for the hotel.
The group anticipates closing on the property in March. Building permits are expected to be submitted between February and March, with groundbreaking planned between April 15 and May 1.
Patel said the hotel project will include 82 rooms and operate as a Hampton Inn & Suites. The land will be purchased from Great Bend Holdings, which is the property owner. The developer is Great Bend Lodging LLC.
Paul Snap was at the Planning Commission meeting on behalf of Great Bend Economic Development and Great Bend Holdings.
Final plat
The Great Bend City Council approved the final plat at the Feb. 17 meeting, following the Planning Commission’s recommendation. The proposed improvements associated with the final plat include the relocation of the existing sanitary sewer line further south on the property and extending east. According to city documents, this adjustment is intended to create a larger developable lot for a restaurant, with the hotel located toward the rear of the site. To guarantee completion of these improvements, the owners have submitted a letter of credit for $60,000, which will ensure installation of the new sanitary sewer line and removal of the existing line.
The sewer line was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting, where Darrin Hall of engineering firm EBH explained that his firm completed the platting and layout of the proposed lots. He explained that an existing sanitary sewer line currently crosses the property. With the relocation of the line, the plat will establish new utility easements. Traffic flow will not change, and a shared access easement between Lots 1 and 2 will provide access to Lot 3 (the hotel).
According to the minutes, Hall noted that the new plan will provide additional green space compared to when the last hotel occupied that site, which he described as a benefit.
