City officials getting settled on Main Street

Although more is yet to be done, city government is slowly but surely settling into the new City Hall located at 101 E. Main Street. Packing, moving and unpacking has been going on for the past four weeks.

Access to the city government part of the building can be made by entering the Main Street entrance. With the elevator to the left and the stairs to the right, visitors can take either to the offices on the upper floors.

Currently, city residents can pay their water, sewer, and taxes on the third floor. The drop box at the Blue Building will remain and a new drop box for payments has been located on the Main Street side of the Regions Bank building.

Also on the third floor are the administrative offices – city administrator, city record, human resources, and accounting – as well as Water and Sewer offices, water billing, and an office for Public Works director Bill Brock. Visitors can obtain business licenses and permits on this level.

Located on the second floor, which is still under renovation at this time, will be the city council meeting rooms as well as Mayor Royce Davenport’s office, the Planning and Zoning Department, and the mailboxes for city aldermen.

At the main entrance on the second floor is where the Preservation Council will build a new exhibit to showcase the area’s history. The project, called McMinnville Digs History, will exhibit artifacts found during the Downtown Economic Revitalization Project phase one of Main Street.

Yet to come:

‘ City meetings, currently being held at the Blue Building, could take place at the new location by May 27, the last meeting held in May.

‘ Still to be placed will be signage and the city seal on the outside of the building.

‘ The directory located on the first floor will be expanded to include the location of different departments and offices on the second and third floors.

As for the Blue Building, former home of city government, officials have yet to discuss the ‘preservation needs’ recommended made by the team from the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University.