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June 21, 2006
IT'S NOT A BUNCH OF BUNK FOR THE CITY TO RETAIN THE OLD MUNICIPAL BUILDING FOR CITY OFFICES
The City Council appears to be prepared to retain the Old Municipal Building(OMB), located at 5th and Main Streets, for future City Offices. This makes sense--even though it may have taken a long time to come to this conclusion. The City is already running-out of space in its Adinistrative Offices (located in the 3 story Municipal Building built about 11 year ago) and in its Police Facility, located on Humboldt Road.
Since the City in now considering the retro-fitting of the (OMB), it is a good time to think about its use for City Offices. The retro-fitting will probably cost in the millions to meet the State, Federal and Local Building Codes, so it makes sense to make a decision NOW concerning its future use for City Offices. I understand that the retro-fitting project will restore the (OMB) to Historical Standards and will include a long neglected landscaping program.
I would hope the City will consider using a portion of the (OMB) for a Police Substation, now that the City Council has wisely set-aside funds for additional Police Personnel to cover the Downtown and University Areas. This will relieve the over-crowding of the existing facilities.
Although, I have supported the use of the (OMB) for the expansion of the Chico Museum, knowing now that the City will need the space for its Administrative Offices, I believe that’s the way to go.
Posted by at June 21, 2006 09:15 PM
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