The Montgomery City Council gave the green light on Monday to ask voters to approve its $6.7 million building project this November.
The special election, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 5, will ask voters to approve a new fire and EMS building, and a remodel to city hall that will include the police department.
Prior to the council’s approval, it held a public hearing on the subject. City Administrator Brian Heck reviewed the city’s 20-year efforts to build a new facility. The history includes two space studies and multiple proposals that started at 40,000 square feet at $3.9 million in 2004. Today’s update consists of a fire/EMS building of 14,537 square feet and a 10,769 square foot remodel of city hall for a cost of $6.9 million.
The council began planning for the latest design a year ago. It hired an architectural firm, worked with city departments for needs, assessed city hall’s needs, and designed a new facility that is expected to be located east of Traditions of Montgomery. It also held public meetings, and revised plans after those meetings.
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Fire/EMS building, city hall remodel get council green light
