 The new year will not only bring some new faces to the Bemidji City Council, but a temporary new location as well. Once the city adjourns business for the holidays, the City Council chambers will be getting a facelift. The main objective for the renovations is to make the chambers ADA accessible. The current plan is to build a ramp and move the council desks forward, but this will likely only be a temporary fix. What we're going to do in the meantime is it's a short-term fix. It's to get our current desk of the council up to code. And so what we'd like to do over the next year is plan, take a look at how we can use that council room better. Is it currently meeting the needs of the community? With the renovations expected to go into the new year, the first few council meetings will have to be moved. For the first time ever, council meetings will be held at the Sandford Center. While this is only a temporary location, the city wants everyone to remain informed. We will be noticing that the meetings ahead of time, the January 7th meeting for sure will be over there. The January 14th meeting, there's a possibility it could be here in the council room, in the conference room, because it's a work session. But we will be web casting, we're going to be attempting to web stream the meetings. The City Hall renovations are expected to cost about $10,000. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.