Allen County commissioners tentatively agreed to be the conduit for a $400,000 grant application to accommodate construction of an eight-apartment complex on the old hospital grounds.
Twelve apartments will open soon and the next group of eight —fulfilling a promise to 20 when Iola Industries purchased property — will be directly east.
David Toland, speaking on behalf of Iola Industries, said the grant application, which Thrive Allen County will write, “should be competitive” with the Kansas Housing Resources Commission. “Iola Industries owns the…
