Long-Stalled Jackson Hayes Hotel Project Paused After Losing $4.5M in State Funding

Long-stalled Jackson Hayes Hotel project paused after losing $4.5M in state funding

Republican-controlled House committee voted to disapprove $645 million in continued funding for multiple projects, affecting the $40 million downtown redevelopment.

Millions in state funding cancelled for Jackson's Hayes Hotel and homeless center projects

Work on Jackson's Hayes Hotel reconstruction was halted after the State House Appropriations Committee cancelled a $4.5M grant for the project last week. A $1M grant for Residents in Action to convert the former T.A. Wilson Academy into a homeless center was also rescinded. Both State Senator Sue Shink (D) and State Representative Kathy Schmaltz (R) say they'll fight to have some of that funding restored.A reconstructed Hayes Hotel was meant to …