SAN CARLOS CITY–A new city hall will rise here to replace the existing 90-year old structure, Mayor Julier Resuello announced.

The new building, to be located in a 2,000 square-meter area along Zamora St. at the former site of Central I School, will be a two-storey building equipped with a helipad and a centralized air conditioning system.

Construction is scheduled to start within the first quarter next year and targeted for completion by end-2008 or within the first quarter of 2009.

Funding will be sourced from a bank loan, initially estimated at about P70 million.

Resuello is confident that the city can cover the payment of the loan from its annual earnings pegged at a minimum of P60 million.

Various banks have given proposals for the loan and Resuello said his office is still assessing the offers.

The old city hall located at the city center will be put up for sale once vacated.

“I am sure there will be many takers,” Resuello said.

The construction of a new city is part of the vision of Resuello’s slain father, former mayor Julian Resuello.

The young Resuello said they need a new city hall to better serve the growing needs of their booming city as well as provide a better working environment for the local government’s employees. #