In need of a permanent location to conduct its business that would be free of scheduling conflicts, the Town of Lowrys transformed a former doctor’s office that it already owned to create a new town hall and meeting space. It renovated the structure, dating to 1949, leveraging a Hometown Economic Development Grant from the Municipal Association.  

The facility, once used for storage, now has office and meeting space, as well as rotating art installations in its lobby. It also features dedicated display space for artifacts from the town’s history, including items from the town’s former school, post office and train depot. The renovations added new parking and landscaping. While the town hall provides a central location for handling rentals of the town’s community center and organization for the iconic Lowrys Christmas Parade, it is also a meeting location for other small groups. Since moving council meetings to the facility, public engagement has increased substantially. 

The town hall comes alongside other valuable upgrades to the local government’s services, including a part-time assistant to answer questions and maintain the town website. Other recent improvements include a successful grant application to improve handicapped accessibility at its community building and approval for a park project funded by a capital project sales tax.