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City weighs purchase of 112 West Main to relocate information services downtown
Summary
City Administrator Nick Rice described a letter of interest to buy 112 West Main Street using bond reallocation, saying the move could save costs and provide more space and parking for Information Services; council members asked for further details on renovation needs and the fate of the existing IS site.
City Administrator Nick Rice briefed the council in the Nov. 10 work session on a potential acquisition of 112 West Main Street, adjacent to the old City Hall. Rice said the city entered a letter of interest to purchase the building and intends to use reallocated bond proceeds to fund the purchase and renovation.
Rice said Information Services (IS) has outgrown its current facility and that the existing building would require substantial improvements; he said the proposal to bring IS downtown would create operational efficiencies, provide additional space and include parking. Rice added that some equipment and furniture could be moved from the current site into the new building and that there is additional rentable or usable space beyond IS’s current footprint.
Council members asked whether the acquisition would cost under $500,000 and how the city planned to use the existing IS property if the move proceeds; Rice said the IS CIP request this year was $100,000 but suggested that figure may be lower than actual needs and that decisions about secondary uses for the current site would be made later.
What’s next: staff will return with further financial detail, a formal acquisition proposal and analysis of renovation costs and CIP impacts if the council wishes to proceed.
