City proceeds with incentives for hotel development

In an unanimous vote, the Abilene City Commission approved setting 4 p.m. Jan. 13 for a public hearing to establish a Community Development District of a development of a Holiday Inn in north Abilene at its regular meeting.

Last September the commission approved incentives for a new 70-room Holiday Inn Express just north of the current hotel.

Ashish K. Ghosh Hajra informed the city commission the plan was to building an $8 million hotel and convert the existing hotel to an alternative brand which will allow visitors two quality options when staying in Abilene just north of Interstate 70.

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