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After a fire burned down the original Immaculata of the Society of St. Pius X in St. Marys in 1978 the church began fundraising efforts to build a new facility which is set to open its doors for its first service the first week of May.
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New construction continues to soar in Pottawatomie County despite the pandemic.
County Appraiser Robin Knoblauch presented an overview of assessments for fiscal year 2020. Included within that was new construction which is up over 10 percent compared to last year.
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“$54,920,370 in new construction for the year 2020 during a pandemic is crazy to me. But the market’s pretty hot. It’s a seller’s market right now by all means,” Knoblauch said.
Pottawatomie County Appraiser Robin Knoblauch (Courtesy photo)
Overall, the total valuation of all property in Pottawatomie County increased nearly 3 percent. The average sale price for county residential dwellings in 2020 was approximately $245,000. Most of the boom continues along the Hwy 24 corridor, but isn’t limited to the Manhattan side of the county. Knoblauch says one thing significantly impacting valuations will be the new Immaculata, a new multi-million dollar church project adjacent to St. Marys Academy.