Work is set to resume soon inside Brandon’s historic 19th century town hall. Photo by Louis Varricchio.
Brandon — It may appear to be slow going to outsiders, but Brandon officials are pleased to see the next phase of the historic town hall restoration project set to resume by early March.
The McKernon Group of Brandon will finish the final $175,000 phase of the long project. McKernon officials said the deadline is May 1 to complete the final work inside the 19th-century landmark.
More than $500,000 alone had been raised from the early stage of the project. The town will seek more grants to complete detail work including a new roof and top-floor heating.
The intensive restoration job, which began in 1998, will now move to the next stage.
New work will begin on the town hall’s handicap-access door, multiple restrooms, and a new backstage stairway and performer “green room”.
According to Dennis Marden of the Friends of Brandon Town Hall, the new handicap-access restrooms will include a men’s and women’s rooms.
The women’s room will include several stalls and the men’s room will include stalls and urinals. In addition, there will be a family friendly restroom.
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