As the City of Great Bend enters the final design phase of work at the dragstrip, a proposal will come before the Great Bend City Council on Monday, May 5. The council meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Meetings are also livestreamed on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/gbcitycouncil/.

The action recommended for Monday would amend the design agreement with Bartlett & West. It was previously a conceptual design and this will be a contract for B&W to complete the 100% design and construction administration services for $315,595. This includes the design of a new timing tower and moving the location of the track approximately 300 feet to the west of the original start line to accommodate future growth if STAR bonds come to fruition.

Other items on the agenda Monday are purchase of a 1,000-gallon skid unit from Hays Fire Equipment and public hearings for dangerous buildings at 201 Walnut St. and 218 Pine St.