Saint Albans Town Hall Opens to the Public

In early December the Town of St. Albans officially took up residence at its new town hall at 389 Georgia Shore Road.

A new town hall has been on the town’s wishlist for decades. The old town hall, a 120-year-old building on Lake Street, had multiple issues ranging from outdated heating and cooling to accessibility problems for visitors with limited mobility.

The new, 13,000 square-foot building addressed these issues and more in a bright, modern building that pays homage to the town’s history as a railroad hub and port city.

The project came in on budget at $250 a square foot for construction costs—a very respectable number given inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think it’s just amazing that we’re here, we’re at budget, and I think that’s great,” selectboard vice-chair Bryan Deslauriers said in a recent article in the St Albans Messenger.