Construction crews are ripping out broken windows, pressure washing the exterior and laying new utility lines to the Holy Family structure soon to be a gathering place for the city’s senior population.
Duct work for the new air conditioning and heating system is being installed and the new replacement windows are expected to arrive in a week or so.
Crews are busy adapting the old school/church located at 203 - 7th Street for reuse into a Senior Citizens Center to house the city’s meals on wheels program, a congregate meal site, and senior activities.
There was a brief interruption in the flow of work due to the discovery of lead paint on the exterior entry doors, and asbestos in the caulking material on the windows. However, work has since resumed with an estimated completion date in early November.
Late 2008, the city received a $1.5 million dollar grant from the Florida Department of Elder Affairs to renovate the old structure built in 1928, into a dedicated Senior Citizen Center.
Peter Brown Construction out of Tallahassee was chosen as the best bidder to oversee the engineering and construction of the project.
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