SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. — The new and improved Georgetown City Hall opened to the public Monday afternoon so community members could see the culmination of the 3-year project.
"I feel like I won the lottery," said Georgetown Mayor Burney Jenkins.
LEX News got an inside look prior to the public opening.
Every story of the historic building got major upgrades. Since it was built in 1899, it's served as a fire house and the city jail.
Architects kept the arched window of the fire engine bay in what is now the city clerk's office. In the basement, the bars from the jail are still there.
"If you look at our letterheads, it has a picture of our tower, we wanted to preserve that because it meant so much to this community," said the mayor.
At 6pm Monday, the first city council meeting was held in the new council chambers.
"It's second to none and it has its own character, so I hope when people come and see this they say 'wow what a building' and like I said, it's the people's building," said the mayor.
Part of the cost of renovating the building may be reimbursed by the Kentucky Historical Society, because preserving key elements from its past could qualify for credit, according to the mayor.
Services will start operating out of the renovated building at the end of September.
