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COMMUNITY HALL REFURBISHMENT Article Contributed by Marge & Dick Brockway A
group of volunteer workers under the direction and leadership of Alden
Badershall have just finished this year’s work on refurbishing the basement of
the community hall on Entering
through the double doors, one is presented with a brightly painted hallway with
artwork and historical displays, that leads past the new heating system and
utility closet to the large double doors to the meeting room. The hall continues
on to the spotlighted display of the old hand-pulled fire apparatus, and on to
the village offices.
When
first proposed to the Board of Overseers in August, the project schedule was to
get the basement insulated, the heating system installed, and a partition around
the furnace room completed this fall. The meeting room and hall partitions were
scheduled for completion next spring, along with the painting and carpeting of
the floor. But thanks to the efforts of the many volunteer workers, the project
has been brought to the point of completing the meeting room partitions,
painting all the ceilings and walls and carpeting the meeting room floor. Even
the electrical service to the community hall has been upgraded. All this well
ahead of the proposed schedule and below budget. The
list of volunteers who supported the restoration effort is presented to the
right. Each of them brought to the project a special talent. Our thanks and
appreciation goes out to each of them for a job well done. Although
the project is yet to be completed (it is lacking some trim, interior doors and
a few light fixtures), the meeting room was christened with the well attended
meeting of the Board of Overseers on Sunday, October 12. One notable improvement
of the new meeting space is the improved acoustics.
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