Hostess House renovation among possible hotel-motel fund projects

  • City Manager Finley deGraffenried talks to the Lampasas City Council during a budget roundtable session earlier this month, as Fire Chief Jeff Smith listens in the background. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
    City Manager Finley deGraffenried talks to the Lampasas City Council during a budget roundtable session earlier this month, as Fire Chief Jeff Smith listens in the background. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

    The Lampasas City Council has expressed interest in funding several renovation projects in the proposed Fiscal-Year 2022 budget to include the Hostess House, pavilion and skate park.

    In August of last year, the estimate to fund approximately five projects totaled around $940,000.

    Last Monday during a workshop session, City Manager Finley deGraffenried indicated the updated estimate increased to $1.9…