The city of Cortez on Wednesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the remodeling of the future City Hall building at 123 N. Roger Smith Ave. Participating in the ceremony were the mayor, city council members, city staff, representatives from Weeminuche Construction Authority and Ute Tribal Chairman Manuel Heart. Weeminuche plans to start construction soon. The city bought the building – the former offices of The Journal – for about $3 million. The Journal is now at 8 W. Main St. in downtown Cortez.
The city of Cortez on Wednesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the remodeling of the future City Hall building at 123 N. Roger Smith Ave. Participating in the ceremony were the mayor, city council members, city staff, representatives from Weeminuche Construction Authority and Ute Tribal Chairman Manuel Heart. Weeminuche plans to start construction soon. The city bought the building – the former offices of The Journal – for about $3 million. The Journal is now at 8 W. Main St. in downtown Cortez.Sam Green/The Journal