Facelift likely for Princeville meeting hall

By NICK VLAHOS
For The Weekly Post

PRINCEVILLE – The meeting room at Princeville Village Hall probably will be receiving a facelift.
The room in which the Village Board convenes, usually twice a month, is to receive new lighting, wallpaper and insulation, according to Village President Jeff Troutman. Trustees discussed the proposed remodel when they met Sept. 2.

“We want to make the room a little more soundproof during closed sessions,” Troutman said afterward.
New audio-visual capabilities and a room expansion are among other potential improvements.

Troutman wasn’t sure the last time the meeting room was redone. Public Works Superintendent Chad Gardner believes it might have been in the early 1990s. He is to seek estimates. Troutman said he hopes the improvements will cost no more than about $50,000.

Construction bids probably will be solicited in November or December, Troutman said. Work probably wouldn’t begin until sometime in early 2026. All of it is subject to board approval. Board committees, among other groups, also meet in the room.

The remodeling was among topics on a light agenda for a meeting that lasted only about 20 minutes.
Among items the board approved was a $1,400 reimbursement to German-Bliss Equipment Inc., which repainted a shed on its property. The grant was from the village tax-increment-financing commercial-exterior program.

Trustees also authorized spending $120 or less on a digital camera that is to be used to photograph code violations. Village attorneys advised the purchase, according to Troutman, as a better way to archive and register complaints. Personal cellphones were used previously.

Ryan Clark was appointed to the village zoning board, which has two additional vacancies. Another potential member might be approved soon, according to Troutman.

Building permits were issued for a portable backyard shed at 419 W. Blanchard St. and for a 6-by-12-foot portion of fence in a back yard at 118 W. Shawn St.