City Hall Groundbreaking Today

City Council members will mark the official groundbreaking of a new $3.3-million City Hall on today. The old City Hall was torn down last spring and the new site has been cleared and ready for construction to begin. Construction is expected to take about a year. Once completed, the City Hall will have to be furnished at an additional $100,000 cost, according to City Manager Nancy McCollum. The new building will be about 2,000 square feet larger than the old City Hall and will include staff offices, including space for the sheriff's deputies that patrol the city and space for a code enforcement officer. The council chambers will double as a community hall and a conference room is also included. Until the new City Hall is completed, the council will meet at the Cedar Drive home purchased by the city last year. The home has been converted into office space for the city clerk, and the city treasurer, as well as other city staff and the on-duty sheriff's deputy.