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Microtel construction delayed by COVID

A “microtel,” or small hotel, to be built along Midway Avenue near Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille, is delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With construction originally intended to begin around November, co-owner Bill Stevens told The Star in an email that there are delays related to COVID. “We are on stand by till this pandemic gets figured out,” he said.

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