The capital improvement plan includes a new roof on City Hall... why?
There have been several engineering studies done indicating that the roof on City Hall is in dire need of repair. City Hall is over 100 years old and the structure that holds up the roof is no longer strong. The timbers have been stressed for many years, and need to be replaced with a steel structure. This is a historic building that has been the landmark of our community since it was built in 1892. We need to take care of our history and preserve this building.
It is used as the home of city government, the police station, the city clerk and treasurer. This grand old building has served our city for over 100 years and will continue to serve us for many more. The investment in a new roof structure is much less than the cost of building a new facility to house all of these city departments. We also have the responsibility for caring for our heritage.
A request for proposals will go out later this year, and the roof construction should happen in 2009.
