~Public Meeting:
Information
and Discussion from Town Board about building New Town Offices
and/or Renovation of the present Town Hall building
Place:
Bethany Fire Dept. Hall
Time:
7:00 pm, Wednesday-July 23rd
~The Town Board will
present the findings of the architects for possibly building a new
Town Office, and Info from the structures report that was
done on the present Town Hall building (is it feasible to retain
the present building and renovate it to continue using it for
offices, etc.)~
~
A bit of
history of this building:
The Town Hall has had many and
varied uses over the years; the land on which it stands was
donated by Dr. Jonathan Barlow. In 1832 the Methodists
of Bethany Center built a church on this land. Twelve years
later in 1844 it was no longer used as a church, but was
incorporated into the "Bethany Academy"~an
institution "of higher learning." Later, when
enrollment warranted its use no longer, it was converted into the
"Town Hall."
The Grange used
the Town Hall beginning in 1891 for their meetings.
~Please
come and listen to what our Town Board
has
to present tomorrow~
In that way you
can become an active member
of the
community in the decisions needed to be made here~
Please
let your neighors and friends know about this meeting so we can
have a large turn-out of the community represented !
Linda Schmidt
