High hopes for mill

Grant Kyle wants to see in Auburn the kind of place he would like to live. And he is trying to do something about it.

Kyle, 23, is a young, professional Auburn native with a background in design and architecture. He's currently heading a project on the north end of town that could convert an abandoned mill into a three-acre development that includes residential, commercial and tourism-based aspects.

Currently, work is underway on the project's first component - rehabilitate the building that once housed the C.W. Brister and Sons flour mill, and turn it into loft apartments targeted at people like himself.