Town Hall Revitalization Project

Preserve the past, embrace the future

Project Overview
What is the Town Hall Revitalization Project?
Why now?
How was the project developed and who was involved?
What are the Goals?
Design Documents

Project Cost & Funding Sources
How much does the project cost?
How much has been spent so far?
Have you tried to get grant funding for the project?
How much has been raised through the Capital Campaign?

Community Engagement
What do you want to do at the Town Hall?
What would you support at Town Hall?

Project Alternatives
What can we cut from the project to reduce the expense?
Can we do the project in phases?
How about moving the library into the school if the school closes?

FAQ
Who uses the building and how is it used?
Aren’t there flooding issues at Town Hall?
When was the last time money was spent on the building?
What is the architectural style and historic significance of the Town Hall?

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Contact us at MoretownTownHall@gmail.com

Project Cost & Funding Sources

Project Costs

The total project budget is roughly $1.7 million in today’s dollars, including the design and owners costs. Approximately 72% of the Total Project Budget is directed to the stabilization and longevity of the Town Hall building, and 28% is directed towards improving community use and the library. The longer we wait to start construction, the more expensive the project will be.

Spending to Date

Moretown ARPA Funds$56,053Town ARPA funds were approved by SB for the first few design phases of work.
Capital Campaign/Private Donations$79,400Allowed the completion of Construction Documentation design phase and cost estimate from Naylor & Breen.
REDI Grant
ALA Grant
ARSL Grant		$17,000Applied for and received smaller grants to support community engagement, technical assistance with fundraising, and the completion of the CD documents and cost estimate.
Total Spent$152,453

What can we cut from the project to reduce the expense?

Given the integrated nature of the work to be done, there aren’t any easy options to remove. The current construction plans address only the most immediate needs of the building, without any extras and do not include several other maintenance needs of the building including a new roof, handrail and porch, exterior painting, or furniture.

Funding Sources

Grants

The town applied for several larger grants in 2024, including the U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Fund for Libraries and the state funded Municipal Energy Resilience Program Implementation Grant. We did not receive funding through either of these grants, due in part to our scoring on the standardized benchmarks of the Vermont Community Index and Vermont’s Energy Burden Report which show that we are in less need than other communities. 

The town also applied to the U.S. HUD Public Facilities Preservation Grant for Small and Rural Libraries in early 2026 and is waiting to learn if funding will be awarded. 

There are a number of smaller grants available, however none of them come close to the total project budget, and logistically it is not feasible to apply for and combine enough of them to make a difference.

How much has been raised through the Capital Campaign?

A Capital Campaign Committee was formed in 2023 to raise funds from individuals and private foundations.  The goal of the Capital Campaign is to raise $300,000.  Contributions can be made through several means: outright donations of cash, gifts of stock, charitable gift from an IRA annual distribution.  So far, the Committee has raised approximately $80,000, much of which was used to pay VIA for their work in finalizing designs for the project.