GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - At a recent meeting of the Gridley Rotary Club the subject of the Gridley Veteran’s Memorial building came up for discussion while guest speaker and Butte County District Four County Supervisor, Tod Kimmelshue, had the podium.

The Gridley Veteran’s Memorial Hall is a 10,000 square foot building on Sycamore St, which has been there since the late 1940s. It is owned by Butte County which is responsible to maintain the site. The local VFW has been in charge of renting the building as a venue for events. The VFW met regularly there and were in charge of the events that took place.

 In the past this building served as an important gathering place for the residents of Gridley. Many families remember the wedding receptions and other family gathering that took place in the main hall with a dance floor and stage. Community Concerts happened on Veteran’s Day. Many people are asking, “What is happening with the Gridley Veteran’s Memorial Hall?”

At the Rotary meeting County Supervisor Tod Kimmelshue stated that, “In last year’s budget [county] there was appropriated $700,00.00 to redo the roof on the Memorial building here in Gridley…it is a two-year budget and government runs very slowly.” Tod’s, assistant Robin Cook is working on the application process. This will help get an engineer up onto the roof to examine the damage. Then a design developed to fix it. Once that is done the project goes out to bid so the work can get started. Kimmelshue thinks this selection of a contractor will get done by the summer of 2023.