It’s been seven months since the Village of Brockport moved out of the Sweden-Brockport Municipal Building at 18 State Street into the Seymour Building at 49 State Street. The public eye has been aimed mostly at the village’s new offices and the restoration of the historic 1824 Second Empire building. Yet the Town of Sweden has been busy too, sprucing up its offices and reconfiguring how its space is used.

From the outside, the only visible change is the sign. It no longer reads Sweden-Brockport Municipal Building, but Sweden Town Hall. Inside, the changes are many.

All of the carpeting, ceiling tiles and light fixtures have been replaced. The ceiling tiles and light fixtures had dated back to 1969 – when the town moved into the former supermarket building. A great deal of the office furniture has been replaced. The total cost of these renovations is in the neighborhood of $30,000.

What may matter most to residents is how the various departments have been relocated throughout the building. Previously, the building department, water office and tax offices were located in the back of the building. The tax collector and water clerk have been moved up front, to the space formerly occupied by the village clerk.

The former mayor’s office, the third largest room in the building, has been converted to a conference room which will be used primarily as the planning board’s meeting place, but will also be used by other committees and groups. The rest of the building department has been moved to the east side adjacent to the new conference room.

The tax and water offices have been converted into a records storage room. The former building department offices remain empty at this time, while town officials decide how they will be used.

Some changes happened early last year, before the Village of Brockport actually moved. The town had asked the village to move its record storage into the basement so that a judge’s chamber could be created. That change eased the cramped quarters of the justices and clerks. The only other change in the court area is the removal of the retractable wall that divided the courtroom into two small spaces.

The Sweden Town Hall contains about 12,000 square feet of office space, including the basement that until three years ago housed the Brockport Police Department. Currently, the basement is being used by the reassessment company whose work will be complete later this year. Once the reassessment firm moves out, tentative plans call for the Youth Assets Coordinator, a new, and as yet unfilled, position to occupy the basement. The Youth Assets Coordinator is a joint venture of Sweden, Brockport, Clarkson, Hamlin and the Brockport School District.

While most town business, with the exception of the court, is now conducted at the front of the building, the back door to the town hall will remain a main entrance as most of the parking is located at the rear of the building. Hours remain the same, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.