Bowling alley goes on the market The building that was to have been Sisters' new city hall is on the market. Failed to execute CGI : Win32 Error Code = 3 The building was donated to the city by industrialist Joe Fought in April of 1994. The city had planned to remodel it for a new city hall, but ultimately decided - after three years and $12,228 in planning costs - that Sisters couldn't afford the $498,762 bid on the project. The council has discussed using the money in the budget's city hall fund and proceeds from the sale to remodel the current city hall on Fir Street. Sisters area resident Colin Adams testified against the sale. "I can't fathom ending up with anything useful by remodeling this (current) location," Adams said. Failed to execute CGI : Win32 Error Code = 3 "I think the money would be better spent remodeling that (Adams Street) location," Adams said. But Mayor Steve Wilson said the city simply cannot afford to remodel that location, even if they reduced the scale of the project by half. "Our thought processes become somewhat colored by our budgetary constraints," Wilson said. Wilson believes that adding on to the rear of the existing city hall would provide 10 to 15 more years of use for the facility. Councilor Petrie recommended that the city simply attach a 60-foot construction trailer to the rear of the city hall to gain extra office space until a more permanent solution is found. "It would be reasonably cheap, it wouldn't be intended as a permanent fix," Petrie said. Failed to execute CGI : Win32 Error Code = 3 |
