City hires architect to come up with plan for senior center

By Staff
Leada Gore, Hartselle Enquirer
Hartselle isn’t giving up on its plans to expand facilities for senior citizens in the city.
The city is spending $3,000 with Chapman Sisson Architects to study the feasibility of expanding Sparkman Civic Center to provide a dedicated space for a senior center. Seniors currently meet at the Civic Center, but do not have their own area.
The city had applied for a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant to fund construction of a senior center. That request was denied by the state late last year. Mayor Dwight Tankersley said the city has hired the architect in order to see what would be involved with expanding the front of the Civic Center to provide the needed space. Once the information is compiled, Tankersley said the city would have a better idea as to what work it could do in-house, as well as how much the project would cost. Those projections could be helpful in applying for future grants.
The proposal includes adding on around 1,600 square feet to the front of the existing building and provide seniors with their own space and access doors.