'Weâve got to do something': City leaders publicly discuss potential City Hall move Potential deal would move Greenville City Hall from its current building to Bowater building in Falls Park Share Updated: 5:42 PM EDT Jun 9, 2021 Potential deal would move Greenville City Hall from its current building to Bowater building in Falls Park Share Updated: 5:42 PM EDT Jun 9, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TAGGART, CITY LEADERS HOPELFU THIS CAN HAPPEN SOON? >> GOOD EVENING. CITY HALL HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE LEADERS SAYING THIS WOULD BE 1970âS. A MOVE OF CONVENIENCE. SOON, CITY HALL COULD BE ON THE MOVE FROM THIS 10 STORY BUILDING, TO THE FOUR-STORY BOWATER BUILDING ALONG IFAN LLS APART. >> WHICH I THINK IS PERFTEC CAUSE ITâS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FALLS, NTEX TO THE NEW HOTEL GOING UP. I THINK IT ADVANCES THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA THAT GREENVILLEâS GOING TO HAVE. >> CITY LEADERS MET THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS A MOVE PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME. >> THEREâS NOT A WHOLE LOT WE NEED TO HANDLE. >> WE DIDNâT START LOOKING AT THIS BUILDING LIKE LAST WEEK. >> COUNCILWOMAN LILLIAN BROCK FLEMMING SAYS THE CITY HAS BEEN EYEING A MOVE FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. >> THIS BUILDING IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WEâVEOT G TO DO SOMETHING OR SPEND MILLIONS OF MORE DOLLARS JUSTOT UP FIT THIS BUILDING. >> AN ESTIMATED $5.7 MILLION OVER THE NEXT 8 YEARS, THE CITY MANAGER SAID THREE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE AT THE BOWATER BUILDING, A NEW ROOF THAT $450,000, MECHICANAL IMPROVEMENTS,$2.25 MILLION,AND ABOUT 2 MILLION FOR ELECTRICAL UPGRADES. THE BENEFIT, A SCENIC SPACE,NE O THAT WOULDNâT BE AT RISK OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, AND CONVENIEE,NC SOME DEPARTMENTONS THE SAME FLOOR, AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON E THFIRST FLOOR INSTEAD OF THE 10TH. >> AND IF THAT ROOM IS FULL DAN THEREâS A BIG CROWD YOUâRE , WAITING FOR ONE ELEVATOR HEER ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THEN YOUâRE WAITING AFTERWARDS TO LEAVE AND I DONâT THINK THE ACOUSTICS UP THERE ARE GREAT. >> YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING AUTBO THE DETAILS FOR A POTENTIAL DEAL. THOSE ARE NOT OUT AT THIS POINT, BUT THE CITY MANAGER DID SAY WHEN HE SPOKE WITH COUNSEL ON MONDAY THERE COULD BE SOME SORT OF SWAP IN