Junction City business man Todd Godfrey is working on a proposed project to turn a vacant lot at 10th and Washington downtown into a future event center. "We're looking at potentially five or six restaurants, having food trucks and trailers along the alley side." During the week the site could serve as a big food court but at other times would be an event center. "
Concerts, fights, comedy shows and even possibly some church services are possibilities for the site.
On the event center Godfrey said it's a need for the community. "Definitely a need for our community as well with the Main Street program now taking off, to bring that stuff downtown."
Godfrey is hopeful the project can be open sometime in 2021. "It would be a huge attraction for Junction City, just locally, state but even on a national level to bring music acts in here."
Godfrey said based on square footage and general construction costs the initial price tag for the project is about $10 million. "I know that there are people committed to making this project happens pretty much with an all-in attitude, " said Godfrey.
Godfrey already operates a successful indoor shooting range and other businesses in the 1000 block of North Washington.