County commissioners
agreed this week to spend about 700 thousand dollars on necessary repairs to
the Armory in Apalachicola .
The work will
include fixing a draining issue off of Avenue A where water is seeping under
the Armory and causing the building to settle.
The building
will also be stabilized in that area to keep it from settling further.
The project will
also include adding 40 tons of air conditioning to the building, moving the
bathroom facilities, and installing a new entranceway and doors on the side of
the building.
The project will
be paid for through the Tourist Development Council.
The TDC expects
to have about 500 thousand dollars by the end of this year and another 250
thousand dollars for the project next year.
The work is the
most necessary parts of a much larger project to bring the 114 year old
building up to code so it can be used as a convention center and destination
for private events like weddings.
Completely
renovating the building will cost nearly 2.4 million dollars.
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