When discussion first began about Harvard’s City Hall moving out of the library basement, the initial option was to build a new community room onto the new fire hall.
After fundraising efforts began, the city realized there wasn’t enough money to do that, so the city started looking for new options.
Cornerstone Bank originally reached out to the city to see if they’d want to purchase the former Cornerstone Insurance building, as that office was being moved into the bank’s location down the street.
Years later, and after some extra discussions, the city eventually purchased the former insurance building and began making plans to move.
Harvard’s maintenance department did all of the remodeling of the building, and the city staff was excited to move in when they finished.
“I am excited to have a new building that doesn’t have stairs, so all of the residents have access to the clerk’s office,” Cherri Walker, Harvard’s City Clerk, said.
The former city office’s space will now be occupied by the Harvard Police Department, giving them more room than what they were working with before.
The new city office, located at 215 N Clay Ave, is still open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closing for an hour for lunch.
There is a new dropbox for after hours in front of the new building; however, Walker said they’ll continue to check the library box periodically for payments for
