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Changes at Middletown City Hall
Office locations are changing soon at the Middletown City Building.
The city’s Economic Development Department will soon be moving out of their space near the City Manager’s Office and will be moving into space that has been occupied by Middfest International for the past 21 years.
“We’re going to be welcoming our new roommates,” said Virginia Ritan, Middfest’s executive director.
Ritan said City Manager Judy Gilleland has informed the international festival’s organization that they would have to vacate their current space after this year’s festival.
“We couldn’t have possibly move out in the next three months and get through Middfest,” she said. “There’s been lots of discussion but there is no plan in place.”
Ritan said it has not been determined if the 29-year-old organization would still be located in the city building at the end of the festival. She said the organization does not pay rent for the space but that it was provided as part of the city’s partnership with Middfest.
Gilleland was not available for comment this afternoon.
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By Pacman
June 25, 2009 7:52 PM | Link to this
An interview with Gilleland is in order here as to why she is doing this. If you request and interview and she tells you to buzz off I would expect that to be reported. If she gives you an interviw I would hope there is a good reason for this and Not the obligatory, “MIDDLETOWN HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE”…Smile . While you have her attention let’s hear about some of the other issues facing Middletown. On another note why do these issues end up buried in your blog?
By Smokey Burgess
June 25, 2009 8:10 PM | Link to this
Last summer the City Manager contemplated moving the down-sized Planning Department to the area of the fourth floor of the City Hall occupied by MiddFest.
By Nosey
June 25, 2009 10:07 PM | Link to this
This article has 4 of the 5 rules for writing anything informative: Who, What, Where, When & Why. Why is the Economic Development Department being moved in the first place. And, why this location? I sure would like to know why.
By beano
June 26, 2009 6:30 AM | Link to this
hail to the Queen
By VietVet
June 26, 2009 9:43 AM | Link to this
Econ. Dev. moving out by city manager’s office- going to Midfest area- who will occupy the Econ. Dev. area? Story doesn’t say.