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City Council to Consider $6-Mil City Hall Project

BUENA PARK, CA-Since the process began in 1987, this is the closest the city has come to actual construction of a facility to replace its 43-year-old structures now in use.

By Joel Cone | Updated on April 12, 2001

BUENA PARK, CA-The third time may be a charm for this city, home to Knott’s Berry Farm and other popular attractions, if current plans to build a new $6-million, 41,000-sf city hall building come to fruition.

Twice before, dating back to 1987, the idea of constructing a new city hall at the current 10-acre civic center site has gone no further than the talking stages, says deputy city manager Wes Morgan. The current one-story, 22,000-sf city hall facility located on Beach Boulevard near the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), which opened in January 1958, had an originally estimated lifespan of 30-35 years.

“We got the most out of them,” Morgan says. “Right now we’re spread out in eight buildings in an old campus-style complex. They’re little single story bungalows spread out across the acreage. It was time to sink money into these buildings to comply with codes like the ADA and to repair the parking lots. We will have to spend some money one way or the other.”

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