HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 12-30 Mayor: city hall annex costs may top court rental DISPATCH Mayor: city
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Mayor Robert Bruton for much-deserved criti-
says Maplewood may cism.
end up paying more for THE CITY council re-
a future city hall annex cently okayed a pact
with the Ramsey County
Maplewood courts system for rental
of most of the city hall's
than it receives in rent second floor'at a rate of
for the second floor of about$860 per month.
the city hall. That's much-improved
If that happens, he over the previous con-
said, the city will be in tract, which brought the
city about $350 per
• month.
"I'M going to be con-
cerned, ' Bruton told
City Manager Michael
Miller, "when you come
back and tell me that it's
going to cost us $1,000
(monthly) to rent other
facilities."
He also said that with
an annex the city will
have to "suffer the in-
convenience of separate
buildings."
"We are crampedfor
space," he added. "But
we are in an economic
recession. So we are un-
likely to undertake a ma-
jor expansion in the near
future."
Mayor Bruton, despite
his reservations,voted to
approve the new contract
with Ramsey County
courts.