The pavilion in downtown Demorest – a main hub for entertainment and events – is nearing completion after extensive restoration.
Plans for the upgraded design will match the former city hall building (now Holden Oversoul) for a more uniform look, according to city officials.
Throughout April, workers have been replacing the rafters to support a new vaulted ceiling, upgrading the electrical system and now new shingles lay along the roof.
Demorest City Manager Mark Musslewhite said much of the wooden boards on the structure were rotted, prompting the need for upgrades.
“Nobody can tell me how old that building it,” Musslewhite said in early April. “…nobody can remember the last time it was updated or anything, and since we’re asking the citizens to clean up their properties with the code enforcement ordinance, (the pavilion) should have been a violation for the city. It definitely meets the definition (in the ordinance).”
Renovations to the pavilion are expected to cost around $30,000 from the city’s capital improvement general fund.
Work on the structure is expected to be complete in the coming weeks.
