Its municipal musical chairs in Dexter as the local library prepares to move into a new home next year and village offices look to move into the old library.
Village officials have made a $435,000 offer on the old Dexter District Library and expect an answer by early May.
The potential move is not without controversy. The village council voted 4-3 in favor of making the move, with dissenters arguing that village hall should remain downtown. The old library is within a few minutes walk of downtown while the current village hall is on the second floor of the National City Bank building in downtown.
The move would bump up the village hall from 2,000 square feet to 4,300 square feet, which includes a meeting space. Currently the village uses the local senior center as its meeting space.
The proposal is to take possession of the building early next year when the library moves to its new home downtown, then refurbish the building and move in shortly after.
The village council is expected to take up the issue again later this spring if and when a deal for the property has been agreed upon.
Source: Donna Dettling, village manager for Dexter
Writer: Jon Zemke