Public Workshop for New City Hall
On October 8th the City of Tehachapi is holding a public workshop regarding building sites for a new city hall and community center. My first thought about this is why move city hall? Tehachapi just finished remodeling downtown, including Robinson St. where the city hall building stands. Many towns keep their city hall in the original buildings they have been in because there are so many other better things to do with city money when the town is growing. If they move city hall what will become of the old building….will it just sit vacant?
As far as a community center, why are they proposing to build the community center in conjuction with the new city hall building? With the future growth of Tehachapi looking exponentially larger over the coming decades (walmart is coming, home depot is already here, the Orchard shopping center plus another off of 202/Woodford), maybe the community center should be a stand alone building of its own. Although I am excited to hear about a community center, I’m nervous to see what the city has in mind since it seems they have some odd design ideas.
Once again, the city employees have scheduled this meeting for a Monday night at 6p.m. Probably the most inconvenient time for the general population of the United States. But I am definitely going to this workshop and I’m taking my children with me. If comments will be heard about this, I’d like to first here what the city is proposing and be prepared to share my concerns.
