Community Impact reports Montgomery’s contractor informed councilmembers at their November 9th meeting that the city’s municipal complex that will contain City Hall and the police department is estimated to cost $16.6 million.
The former Jim’s hardware building on Liberty Street in Montgomery is where the city is planning to move City Hall. The city bought the hardware store that closed in 2025.
The plan is to house more than 100 employees in the 32,000 square foot building following renovation.
The city’s contractor, Tellepsen, says the price includes replacing and expanding the existing parking lot. It’s expected the construction will take a year to complete and will begin in March.
The property’s drainage, according to Mayor Sara Countryman, must be taken into consideration since the building will result in more impervious surface area.
She said, “There needs to be improved drainage” for those downhill from the building’s location.
