Jason Mindler (center) is congratulated by Churchville Mayor Donald R. Ehrmentraut (right) and Department of Public Works Superintendent Dave Adams for the landscape work at the new village hall. Mindler coordinated the landscaping as his Eagle Scout project. The new village hall is expected to be open at the beginning of November.

With moving week tentatively scheduled for the beginning of November, workers are putting the finishing touches on the Village of Churchville's new 4,700 square foot, $600,000 Village Hall.

The new building has a tiled entranceway lit by colonial-style brass chandeliers. A richly paneled desk, where community members will be able to speak with village employees, sits in front of the open work space which is awaiting the arrival of desks Behind the work area, the offices of Village Clerk Sue Davis, Mayor Donald R. Ehrmentraut, and others are located.

French doors open up from the entranceway into the large meeting room lined with tall, multi-paned windows.

Members of Boy Scout Troop 133 of Churchville spent last weekend landscaping the building as part of an Eagle Scout Service project by Scout Jason Mindler. Churchville Mayor Donald R. Ehrmentraut said he was very pleased with the results.

The Scout project was suggested by the Department of Public Works Superintendent Dave Adams, who is also an assistant Scoutmaster. "We certainly support any projects we can," he said. "The end result is excellent. We're pleased with (Mindler's) enthusiasm and his commitment to the community in carrying out this project."

Mindler said his father, Scoutmaster Robert Mindler, and Adams, helped plan the new landscape and several scouts from his troop spent the weekend helping him dig and plant. Village crews picked up donated sod from Frontier Field in Rochester and planted it last week.

The village plans to have sidewalks link the new Village Hall site to the Churchville Commons area along the creek bank. An observation deck overlooking Black Creek is planned, using a $5,000 grant from Fleet Bank.

Ehrmentraut said the village is seeking additional corporate and community support to build a gazebo surrounded by terraced seating, where the village will be able to hold Sunday concerts and other programs. A new carillon for the Village Hall has been made possible by an anonymous donation of $5,000 from a community member.

Public bathrooms inside the new building will be accessible from the outside for community events. A new security system on the building and its grounds, includes floodlights which will shine down onto the creek at night.

Ehrmentraut said the village is planning some type of celebration once everyone is settled into their new offices.