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Wakefield Council envisions proposed city hall dreamscape

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD - Wakefield City Council members, as well as a group of Wakefield citizens, viewed a virtual computer rendering of a proposed City Hall renovation that includes an optional expansion to house a new city library, Monday evening.

Architect John Larson, who operates in Gwinn and Negaunee, and his colleague Mike Lempinen, an architectural designer, offered the slide show, which they emphasized was "schematic," rather than any attempt to "dictate" council decisions.

Within the proposal, much of the current City Hall floor plan would remain as is, bu...