The Greendale Village Board voted unanimously to approve a two year extension on the lease agreement between the Village of Greendale and the Greendale Historical Society for restoration and readaption of the old Police Station and Annex Building. The vote on July 15 was 6-0.

“We are grateful to the Village Board for their support of this important project,” said Greendale Historical Society President Ted Mainella. “I believe this is a vote of confidence from the Village Board. We still have a long way to go, but I believe this is an acknowledgement of the hard work the Historical Society has put in on the project so far.”

The Historical Society will use the lease extension to explore and secure funding sources through grants and fund-raising. The group has already applied for several significant grants.

“The extension was needed due to the nature of grant cycles,” explained Mainella. “The idea that the Historical Society could have raised $2 million in one year was simply unrealistic. We will use this extra time to explore every avenue of funding for this project.

An important next step in the process will be a structrual analysis of the historic buildings. The Historical Society is planning to fund a Historic Structure Report (HSR) to evaulate the current status of the buildings.

“The report will provide a reference on how the buildings may best be restored and will give a solid indication of the costs involved,” says Mainella.