When discussion first began about Harvard’s City Hall moving out of the library basement, the initial option was to build a new community room onto the new fire hall.
After fundraising efforts began, the city realized there wasn’t enough money to do that, so the city started looking for new options.
Cornerstone Bank originally reached out to the city to see if they’d want to purchase the former Cornerstone Insurance building, as that office was being moved into the bank’s location down the street.
Years later, and after some extra discussions, the city eventually purchased the former insurance building and began making plans to move.
Harvard’s maintenance department did all of the remodeling of the building, and the city staff was excited to move in when they finished.
“I am excited to have a new building that doesn’t have stairs, so all of the residents have access to the clerk’s office,” Cherri Walker, Harvard’s City Clerk, said.