The Kalona Community Center project is progressing after reaching an agreement with Martin Gardner Architecture. At Monday’s city council meeting, the firm was awarded a contract in the amount of $331,295 to design the proposed community center and take it through construction. City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh said they are ahead of schedule and they don’t anticipate any hiccups. They will perform soil testing next week. The city also acquired a property that will be torn down and used as a staging area and then a parking lot for the center.