Friday, September 15, 2006

Volunteers spruce up Bellevue City Hall

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By GREG MOORE
Express Staff Writer

With the help of volunteer labor and donated materials, the city of Bellevue has spruced up its city hall and marshal's office.

City Administrator Tom Blanchard said that during the two weeks before Labor Day the buildings were painted a new tan color, 10 trees were planted and the gravel driveway was rolled. He said Paradise Paint and Accessories donated most of the paint, Sue Bridgman Florist donated 10 blue spruce and Scotch pines and B&G Dirt Works donated the use of a roller. He said a local painting contractor provided equipment and direction to spray paint the two buildings.

Blanchard said the work was all done by about 12 volunteers from city staff and the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce.

"This is a job that Bellevue has been trying to get into its budget for at least three years, and all of a sudden, boom, it all fell into place," he said.

Blanchard said volunteers hand-scraped all the buildings' logs, applied the spray paint and painted the trim.

He said the city's only expense was to pay a few hundred dollars for some of the paint.

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"You add all these things up and we've probably gone through a $10,000 facelift here," he said.

Blanchard praised the town's citizens for their willingness to volunteer for civic causes.

"It's the reason Bellevue can operate on the lowest levy of any city in the state," he said.