Woodbury Mayor Harold Patrick will put a resolution before the Aldermenduring their regular monthly meeting next Tuesday asking them to approve
the authorization of the Mayor to borrow $212,000 for the purchase of the
former Jennings Motors building on the square. The purpose of this will be to move the Woodbury Fire Hall into the building.
The total of the transaction will be $250,000.00 of which the remaining $37,500 will be
paid up front and will come out of the general fund balance. Mayor
Patrick stressed that taxes will not be raised to make the purchase.
The Mayor had been looking into building a new fire hall which is a
project that would cost a little more than $1 million dollars. The
purchase of the Jennings Motors building would cost one fourth of that and
could serve as the fire hall for a long time. There are currently two
businesses housed in the Jennings Motors building.
Antiques on the Square in which Mayor Patrick said would stay in its place
after the potential transaction takes place, and Bromley/Jennings
Automotive Repair which would be given time to find a new location upon
completion of the purchase. After the purchase is completed, it must get
approval by the state which takes about 3 to 4 weeks. Mayor Patrick says
that if the Aldermen approve the resolution, the Fire Hall would like to
be in place by winter. There have been some inquiries already from people
regarding purchasing the current fire hall.
