What is to become of Wellington Town Hall?
Prince Edward County councillors will discuss the stately building’s future at Committee of the Whole on Thursday.
There are questions about whether the municipality should keep the building and perhaps convert back to a community space, or divest of it.
Wellington Town Hall was originally a schoolhouse built in 1882 and became the Town Hall in the early 1900s.
It ceased being used as a town hall in 1998 upon amalgamation but remained a community hall for public use.
However, for the last few years, it has been used as temporary office space for things such as the clerk’s office during the Shire Hall revitalization and to support the Operations Department.
A recent report shows Wellington Town Hall is currently one of Prince Edward County’s most expensive buildings to maintain with maintenance and repairs to account for roughly 60% of its current building costs for the next five years.
Since it’s been revealed that the building’s future is up for discussion, several community members have expressed strong feelings about keeping it for the community.
At its meeting Thursday afternoon, Committee of the Whole will be asked to approve the creation of a Wellington Town Hall Expression of Interest Working Group to help determine its future use.
The working group would consist of several members including two councillors and the Director of Recreation and Community Facilities.
The group will make recommendations based on public consultation.
Committee of the Whole meets at 1 p.m. at Shire Hall.
