In accordance with Chapter 53, Public Buildings, of the Farmington Town Code, the Ad-Hoc 1928 Building Committee has outlined and recommended a “statement of needs” regarding the 1928 Building Project.

 The Ad-Hoc Committee has engaged stakeholders and completed a Town-wide survey to conduct a needs assessment on space needs of the Town and if they can be satisfied by retaining and renovating the 1928 building.

 Based on the Ad-Hoc Committee’s review, the needs of the Town are: 

• Town Hall operations need more space and are inefficiently located in satellite offices across Town. This includes departments in the existing Town Hall, Probate offices, recreational offices, and social service offices.

• Community Use. Throughout Town, there is a lack of space for community use, including but not limited to meeting space, event space, non-profit use, and art and business incubator use.

• Gym space for basketball, pickleball, volleyball, and additional recreational programs.

• Space for additional Town Storage. Per records retention laws, files must be kept for long durations. Storage at Town Hall is limited and the new records facility at the Water Pollution Control Facility is rapidly filling up.