Giebelhaus told The Enterprise that the town would hire an architect to advise on how to best use the space. The building will definitely be used for record storage, he said. And it will also be used either for the town court, which is currently housed in Town Hall, or for meetings.
As the town board members commented on various grant requests, they agreed a better process was needed as well as more publicity about the availability of the grants.
By deciding to draw $1.2 million from its fund balance, the district now has a gap of $260,000.
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