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I ill I Tim November 21, 2014 Volume 34 Number 39
NEWS
More senior
housing
Eagan has approved 37
more senior housing
units for the Carriage
Hills golf course
property.
Page 2A
OPINION
Teachers offer
capitol' advice
Minnesota teachers
of the year spoke to
lawmakers in St. Paul
about their vision for
education.
Page 4A
Old Town Hall to be restored on site
by Jessica Harper 'kA, �A& I more use on the municipal increase the value enough
SUN THISWEEK
DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
After considering a
number of options, Ea-
gan officials have agreed
the city's Old Town Hall
should be restored on its
present site.
Restoring the building,
which was damaged last
year by a fire, on its cur-
rent location at Wescott
and Pilot Knob roads was
the least expensive of three
options considered by the
City Council at its Nov. 12
workshop.
Restoration is expect-
ed to cost an estimated
$177,000.
The council also con-
sidered the option to move
Eagan's old Town Hall is pictured after a fire in
September 2013. (File photo
the town hall onto the Council Member Meg Til -
city's municipal campus ley who said she believes
— a scenario favored by the building would get
campus.
Other council members
were previously interested
in moving the building,
but decided against it due
to its 5463,000 price tag.
"There is no valid rea-
son to move it," Council
Member Gary Hansen
said.
Tilley argued that mov-
ing the Old Town Hall
would free up space for
additional parking at the
former fire administration
building, which is current-
ly for sale.
Council Member Paul
Bakken said after talking
to someone in the real es-
tate industry, additional
off-site parking wouldn't
to recoup the $174,000 dif-
ference.
City Administrator
Dave Osberg said poten-
tial buyers haven't men-
tioned a need for addition-
al parking.
Two members of the
Eagan Historical Society
spoke at the workshop and
represented opposing ends
of the debate.
Lori Tripp said she be-
lieves the Old Town Hall
should be restored on site
due to the price of moving
it. Tim Greenberg said he
favors moving the build-
ing so visitors have better
access to restrooms and
See TOWN HALL, 19A