September 2019 | Vol. 19 Iss. 09
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AT NEW CITY HALL PLANS By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com
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t will be the first time since 1958 that Murray City Hall will be housed in a building constructed specifically to be a City Hall. The city’s main digs, for the last 70 years, have been in renovated buildings, like a furniture store and, presently, in the former Arlington Elementary building. Like its previous three iterations, Murray City Hall has expanded. Murray City’s elected officials reviewed a site plan and concept drawings for a new City Hall building during the July 15 Committee of the Whole meeting. While the concept plans have yet to be adopted, it is proposed that City Hall move to historic downtown land between 4800 South and 5th Avenue and Box Elder and Poplar Streets. The city purchased Arlington Elementary School, constructed in 1937, and remodeled it to accommodate city functions and began operating at this site in 1982. After 37 years, the city has grown, just as the upkeep and demand for services in the former schoolhouse has increased. The new, approximately 85,000-square-foot building is sited to provide frontage along 4800 South, Hanauer Street and 5th Avenue. Its two main entrances face north and south and connect in a public lobby. According to Murray Chief Administrative Officer Doug Hill, “The fixed limit of construction costs (budget) for the new city hall is $28,000,000. This does not include other associated costs, such as design and commissioning fees, furniture, fixtures and equipment, land acquisition, demolition of the old fire station, cell tower relocation and public art.” A large public plaza is planned along 5th Avenue and Hanauer Street. The city’s master plan envisions 5th Avenue
Architect’s rendering of Murray City Hall’s southeast entrance. (Drawing courtesy Murray City)
as a festival street. The plaza will provide a venue for active The city is in the midst of a roadway project to extend Hanauand passive uses by Murray residents, such as evening con- er Street south of 4800 South, such that it will become the Continued page 4 certs, art festivals, food truck gatherings and holiday events. eastern boundary of the City Hall site.
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