By Richard Smith | Independent Newsmedia
While the $7.6 million El Mirage City Hall unveiled Thursday represents a mission statement for where the city is now and where it plans to go, the facility also is symbolic of the community’s long journey to find a home.
El Mirage lacked a permanent City Hall for more than 15 years after the longtime location was damaged by a fire. Departments scattered and for more than a decade, they made do with a makeshift City Hall in a former commercial building on the southwest corner of Grand Avenue and Primrose Street.
“It was outdated, cramped and did not provide the proper space for employees to function in an efficient manner,” Mayor Lana Mook said during Thursday morning’s grand opening ceremony.
