Wright City board of aldermen to vote on city hall relocation

By Jimmy Potts, Record Managing Editor

Posted 11/7/19

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Wright City board of aldermen to vote on city hall relocation

Posted Thursday, November 7, 2019 3:58 pm

By Jimmy Potts, Record Managing Editor

The Wright City Board of Aldermen is moving ahead with its plans to relocate city hall.During its rescheduled June 2 meeting, the board approved the rules and restrictions regarding $1.5 million in bonds it plans to issues in order to purchase the former St. Charles Assembly of God Church, which it will then convert into new Wight City Hall.The board will vote whether to purchase the building at 636 Westwoods Road during its June 23 meeting.The bonds issue was approved April 5. City officials expect the bonds to be paid off in 20 years with similar expectations that the real estate taxes will not rise above 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.Wright City Economic Director Karen Girondo said the current city hall, located at 203 Veterans Memorial Highway, serves both the city government and the city police department.When Wright City moved into its current city hall, both the city government and city police department were much smaller.“We moved into this city building 20 years ago next month . . . this was desperately needed,” Girondo said.With aldermen already approving an ordinance related to renovations to the old church, the approval of purchasing the building next Thursday seems assured.Once the $320,000, 4 1/2-acre property is in city hands, officials plan to spend the remaining funds from the bonds on renovations to the 10,000-square-foot building, parking with the possibility of using the lower levels for a food pantry and storm shelter.Due to the building’s location between Wright City West Elementary and Wright City High School, city officials also have discussed using the remaining land surrounding the property for construction of two ballfields and a playground, which could create an athletic complex with the WCHS’ football and baseball field overlooking the complex.Building restoration and additional construction should complete sometime in 2017.

Wright City residents living along Westwoods Road may have a much different commute to Wright City West Elementary School and Wright City Middle School in the future. The Wright City Board of Aldermen is setting its sights on the old St. Charles Assembly of God building as the possible site for a new city hall. Jimmy Potts photo.

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