Emporia City Commissioners approved several resolutions moving a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application forward for improvements to the Debauge Sports Complex, during a special meeting Wednesday morning.

BG Consultants, consultant on the project, estimated the cost at nearly $4.5 million. $1.5 million will be paid from the Emporia Recreation Commission, $1.5 million will be financed from the CDBG grant, and a private donor has pledged $1.5 million over the span of ten years.

City Commissioners held the public hearing for the CDBG grant and approved the application. Two resolutions were approved regarding the CDBG grant - one reassuring the Kansas Department of Commerce that the grant will be used for maintenance to the structure, and another approving a contract with Wester

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