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Council hears $2.4M-plus options to reopen council chambers in former City Hall
Summary
Consultants told Belmont City Council the former city hall on Main Street could house a larger, flexible council chamber and leasable basement space; preliminary estimates ranged from roughly $2.4 million for first-floor and site work to $2.6–2.7 million including a 10% contingency, with alternatives that would change costs and uses.
Belmont City Council received an informational presentation on Sept. 24 about renovating the historic former city hall on Main Street and options for returning council chambers to that building.
Consultants said the building — a 1930s federal-prototype post office with an existing clerestory — could accommodate a reimagined council chamber with roughly 3,300 square feet and seating shown at about 125, compared with the existing chamber space the council currently uses (about 2,400 sq ft, roughly 72 seats). "If you were to add the…
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