Mount Pleasant Town Hall Magazine

10 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.MPTownHall.com MOUNT PLEASANT Town Hall Photo by Brian Sherman A lmost exactly two years after its ceremonial groundbreaking, the finishing touches were put on Mount Pleasant’s new Town Hall, a three-story, 92,000-square-foot building that is expected to serve the town for 75 years and, for the first time, bring more than a third of the town’s employees under one roof. “It’s been a successful project,” said Town Administrator Eric DeMoura. “We had a good contractor and a good architect.” The building, designed with input from the people who work there as well as from the general public, was completed on time and under budget. DeMoura, who put the final price tag at $29 million, $5 million less than expected, said the town would be able to move the excess to other important projects, including improvements on the track, lighting and new gymnasium on the Town Hall campus. “Town Council took feedback from the community that this building should reflect Mount Pleasant – who we are, our values, our history, our culture and our natural amenities,” said Mount Pleasant native Lauren Sims, the town’s executive programs manager who, along with DeMoura, co-managed the construction of the building. During a week in July 2017, approximately 250 Town Hall Echoes Mount Pleasant’s Unique Culture By Brian Sherman