(KLZA)-- A planned renovation of the Pawnee City Swimming Pool is on hold.

Premier Pools submitted a bid of nearly $190,000 for the project with an original completion date prior to the beginning of the 2017 swimming season. 

City Clerk Tammy Stephens said budget constraints played into the decision as well as some issues with language in the federal grant guidelines. She said the bid included some add-ons to the original plan for the pool renovation. 

Pawnee City has been awarded a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from Nebraska Game and Parks.  Stephens says the matching grant funds are still there, but the project will now likely be started in September, following the upcoming swimming season. 

Fundraisers have been held for the project that will go toward the city’s match of $87,500. The Pawnee City Council has committed to pay the difference between the funds raised and the match limit.