(ORANGE CITY) — The plans for the Orange City Events Center have undergone some engineering modifications, and as a result will need to be re-bid.
The Events Center is part of the Phoenix Project, a multi-phase project intended to help enhance Orange City as a destination community.
Phoenix Project Committee chair Marty Guthmiller explains why re-bidding needs to be done.
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He added that this process shouldn’t delay the anticipated completion date of May 31, 2012.
Orange City has also employed a new person to help with a city branding campaign and do work with the events center. Guthmiller says Maria Plueger is the new Orange City Events Center Manager and Brand Manager.
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The re-building of the Hawkeye Center downtown Orange City is also part of the Phoenix Project. Guthmiller said that the exterior of that project will be ready for Tulip Festival in mid-May. Inside, the upstairs condos have started to be painted. The occupant of the downstairs retail space has not yet been determined, but Guthmiller says that they are in the final stages of negotiation. Image of Event Center courtesy of the Phoenix Project. (Report by Angela Drake of KLEM News)
