WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Two Kansas communities were awarded $50,000 each, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday, to boost housing.
The funding will create a total of 18 new residential units in the upper floors of downtown buildings in Seneca and El Dorado.
The grants will be used to add 13 apartments to 124 Lofts in El Dorado and add five apartments to Twin Theater in Seneca.
Nearly $14 million in funding for rural housing development in Kansas
El Dorado’s 124 Lofts is located in the historic Masonic Lodge building. Plans to rehabilitate the landmark have been underway for about four years…