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Show Group urges building j ; of city hall elsewhere c,eve Frampton, representing a JJerned group, said he was in fir of the concept of a new city i but did not feel that it was the Sea to build on to the Public Tiw ftd talked with the "e "t of the Public Safety I Sing and had been told that the structure was not designed for such large addition. -Frampton, a detective sergeant L the Pleasant Grove Police J teDartment, said that the chief of X was not being kept informed the plans to build a city hall wing onto the building. HeSaid that the police department needed the area where the proposed city hall is to go for its own ex-oansion ex-oansion in years to come. He suggested that the city hall be on property to the north of the public Safety Building which the oty owns. He urged the council to take a second look at the proposed project and consider the expansion needs of the police department, also. He said that the plans for the proposed city hall addition did not include city council chambers and he felt that a room large enough for this purpose should be in the new city hall. Mayor David Holdaway told Mr. Frampton that he appreciated his remarks. He noted that all city buildings are under the control of the city council and that that body had to make the overall decisions for both the present and future use. He said they had to consider the city's current ability to pay for improvements. He added that he and the city council had tried to include the chief of police in their plans and had thought he was agreeable to the plans. The mayor also stated that the city council meetings do not usually draw a crowd so he felt that the courtroom which they are presently using was adequate. He noted that a f school building or the Kiwanis Room j in the basement of the Public Safety f Building can be used when a larger crowd is expected. He explained that it seemed a ; waste of money to spend a large sum on construction of a room which is j only used twice a month. The mayor also said that if the time should come that the police . department needs the extra space used by the city hall addition, possibly a separate structure for a city hall could be erected. The city council had determined that the present city hall is inadequate and does not meet the state building code. The city has sufficient funds on hand in the Capital Improvement Fund to pay for the city hall addition without having to raise taxes. It was also noted that at the time the addition is built, the problems with drainage on the north and east sides of the present structure and the heating and cooling system would be remedied. |