Horseshoe Bay approves old city hall renovation
The Horseshoe Bay City Hall, located at 9101 W. FM 2147, will be starting renovations. Courtesy photo.
Horseshoe Bay is moving forward with renovations to its city hall to address health and safety concerns and to repurpose the aging building following the opening of the new Horseshoe Bay City Center.
Horseshoe Bay City Council approved an $86,000 contract with SpawGlass at its April 21 meeting to complete layout changes and structural improvements at its city hall building, 9101 W. FM 2147.
The project will be completed in two phases to keep the facility open for public business, particularly for development services, which will temporarily relocate to the former utility billing entrance to maintain operations.
“It just needs a lot of work, but it’s going to be very functional when we get it done. It has some mold issues, roof issues and air conditioning issues so it needs to happen for the health, safety, and welfare of our workers that continue to work over there,” Mayor Jeff Jones said in the council meeting.
The project will include assessments of the building’s HVAC and roofing systems, with the possibility of additional work pending those findings. Funding comes from the city’s capital projects plan, drawing on general and utility funds set aside in recent years in anticipation of the City Center’s completion.
The 1970s-era city hall building once housed most city departments but became increasingly cramped over time, with employees working in converted closets, temporary structures and shared offices. The opening of the new $12.2 million City Center in February shifted most operations out of the old facility, though some staff remain.