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Show City Hall, and the original strappings were placed on the door leading to the dungeon in the basement. The Park City Historical Society is reportedly considering using the dungeon as a meeting place. The exterior of the building also underwent some change.' with the addition of the Park City Municipal logo etched on the glass as well as a new door with leaded glass. v". - Saying the cost of, the renovation would not exceed $16,000, Arlene Loble added, "It's a much nicer place for people to work in." The moment you walk inside in-side City Hall, you notice a- Project Completed On Historic City Mall nouveau-style poster of Park City. : '-.;.; "That really gives an image-' of the city," said PauletteJ Ponick. "It's colorful, and it gives an old-time feeling of the city. I really want people to feel comfortable the moment they walk in the door." If you don't like paying your bills (and who does?), at least now you'll be able to do it in more pleasant surroundings, surroun-dings, the Historic City Hall building on Main Street has received a face-lift following about a month and a half of renovating. Arid the result is an attractive blending of Park Cty old and new. Arlene Loble requested two things when she was first hired as City Manager: one was a retreat with city officials to discuss municipal problems and goals and the other request re-quest was to remodel City Hall. "I didn't find it real liveable," said the City Manager, adding that the image im-age of City Hall is important in terms of every day business relationships. Most of the changes occurred occur-red downstairs; however, significant remodeling took place upstairs as well. What used to be the building and planning departments has now been converted into the City Council Conference room where the Council's work sessions ses-sions will eventually be held. Mayor Jac Green's office is also lcoatcd next to the conference con-ference area. ... Across the hall from the conference room, a wall was erected to create two offices, one for Redevelopment and the other for Finance Director Rick Jentzch. Paulette Ponick, Finance Clerk and an enthusiastic supporter sup-porter of the arts, said she hopes to hang paintings from local ariists in the Council's conference room. She even hopes one day to have an art exhibit of local artists. Paintings Pain-tings by Pat Smith, David Chamberlain and Harold Olsen already grace the walls downstairs, and Ms. Ponick added she would like to see more submissions by the other Park City artists. Downstairs, wing walls separating offices and a counter were built to better accommodate ac-commodate the public. The waterutilities department is located south of Ms. Loble's office, which now has a secretarialreception area. The City Manager's Office includes redwood furniture and an attractive cradenza located behind Ms. Loble's desk. Her old wood desk and filing cabinet have been refinished. New carpets and wallpaper have been installed throughout a |
