The Town Hall Annex is about to get a new look.

Resident votes exceeded the two-thirds majority needed to approve the $16 million project that seeks to preserve the historic building at 68 Stevens Road, consolidate municipal offices, and build an accessible, safe building to support Swansea’s administrative needs and provide confidential services. 

“The time is right,” said Marc Lapointe, chair of the Capital Building Committee. “We have available funds to finance the majority of the project and the financial health to eliminate tax impacts."

The upcoming construction is an alternative to the $53 million "municipal complex," struck down in a major landslide last November. This new annex proposal fared better in the Monday, Oct. 28, poll, where residents voted 408-141 in favor.

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