Hall renovation stalled

The future of Odessa’s Old Town Hall has been a point of concern for citizens for several years. The most recent individual to attempt action was former mayor Carl Ryan, who spent much of 2001 to 2005 working on a renovation plan for the building.

Ryan says that he became interested in the building when he was a town councilman, but that he actually began working on the project when he was Odessa’s mayor and continued after his retirement from that post, working closely with his successor, mayor Sam Braun.

In March 2001, Ryan established the “Old Town Hall Renovation Committee.” Committee memb...