MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) – The City of Manhattan is in talks to conduct a major construction project on Moro Street.<\/p>\n
Manhattan Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers says City Commission is currently offering preliminary guidance and direction to assist with developing the design contract.<\/p>\n
The project would focus on sidewalks, streets, and replacing the 1910 water line underneath Moro Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully we have a lot of good businesses here that can survive this,\u201d Aggieville Business Association Executive Director Dennis Cook said. \u201cBecause they all know they\u2019re going to come out of this looking a whole lot better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Full Circle Diner is one of the many Aggieville businesses that would be affected by construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really excited for what\u2019s going on,\u201d Full Circle Owner Tanner Hockendury said. \u201cI think we opened up here with the idea that we wanted to help grow and change Aggieville, and a big part of that is street construction. If we just stay the same, we\u2019re never moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
As construction continues, Cook says one of the most critical pieces will be finding parking for everyone coming down to Aggieville.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have 74 parking spaces and if what they proposed as maximized parking on Tuesday night, that would go from 74 to 45,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Cook says the organization has been in collaboration with the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not trampling over anybody, they\u2019re wanting our opinion, they\u2019re talking to us about it,\u201d he said. \u201cSo far everything that we\u2019ve done through this Aggieville vision, this development, has been great.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hockendury says it\u2019s important the diner builds up its customer support before construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur biggest thing is just to do our best to get a really solid customer base and really oil regulars,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully we can still just skirt by and survive through the construction. At the end of the day, the construction has to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hilgers added that the city\u2019s priority will be maintaining pedestrian access to the businesses.<\/p>\n
He also noted that construction isn\u2019t anticipated to start until 2027.<\/p>\n
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