Registering Greeley’s City Hall as a historic building may be high on the wish list of preservationists, but doing so could bring the entire Downtown Civic Campus plan to a stop, city officials say.
“We’d have to take a really large time out,” said Kelli Johnson, the assistant city manager who is in charge of the downtown project, adding that millions already have been invested by Weld County, the city and Greeley-Evans School District 6 to move forward with the new downtown civic campus. “It could really jeopardize the project moving forward, and we would have to see if we can come up with another way to satisfy all the partners, or potentially lose the project if the county decides to pack up and move out of downtown, and the school district could potentially pack up and move out of downtown.”
The civic campus idea came at a time when Weld County was considering its future, and potentially pulling its massive employee base and the court system out of downtown Greeley. That would in effect have taken 500 people out of downtown every day, potentially crippling the many downtown businesses that rely on that foot traffic. The civic campus, combining sites for the school district, the county and its judicial center with Greeley offices became the preferred plan, but it relies on some land swaps and demolition of some downtown buildings.
Historic Greeley opted to only seek historic designation on City Hall. But with the land swaps, the city hall property would become a part of Weld County’s property.
Shortly after the city applied for demolition permits for city hall, Historic Greeley filed for historic designation of the “round building.” The nearly 60-year-old building was originally constructed as a bank in 1968, and is now a pivotal piece in the city’s land swap with Weld County and Greeley-Evans School District 6 to ensure a combined civic campus for all three.
City officials for years have vetted different options at the site, but with the estimated remodel costs of $24 million to $34 million, as well as its lack of expansion capabilities, a massive flooding issue and troublesome skylight issues, they feel they are out of options.
“It’s a pretty expensive renovation for a building that’s outdated and inefficient, and with the lack of the ability to grow any city services,” Johnson said. “The city has done its due diligence to identify cost-prohibitive renovations and what’s in the best interest in continuing to provide public services to the community, creating operational efficiencies, bringing individuals together. I just think it’s worth sharing that it’s not a haphazard decision or recommendation.”
As per city ordinance, with any demolition permit of a building, it triggers notifications to certain groups, allowing 10 days to apply for historic designation. The Greeley City Council on Tuesday appointed an alternate member to the Historic Preservation Commission to oversee the case to avoid any conflicts of interest, and to have a quorum of members. The meeting to discuss Historic Greeley’s application is set for Dec. 1.
Linde Thompson, a board member for Historic Greeley and a downtown property owner, said in a previous interview that a 10-year-old structural analysis of the building showed it was sound, and that the building should at least be considered for an adaptive reuse instead of being torn down. She noted that the city was working on the downtown flooding issue, as well.
Johnson listed a host of problems that come with City Hall, including troubles with the overhead skylight on the building, continual flooding in the building, lack of expansion capabilities, even dealing with the original decades-old HVAC system.
If the Historic Preservation Commission denies the application, Johnson said the plan for demolition would occur in potentially the second quarter of 2026. The remaining approximately 60 employees who work in City Hall would relocate potentially two blocks south to the old Atmos Energy building, 1200 11th Ave.
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