Middleton Town Hall

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Middleton Town Hall

The Middleton City Hall, first built in the early 1800’s, nearly saw destruction in the late 1920‘s. Instead of replacing the old, crumbling building, it was renovated during the depression as part of the public works programs set up during the times. A later renovation in the mid forties added several offices, as well as the district court. Middleton’s city hall is where the cogs and machinery that keep Middleton running reside. On the first floor is the property deeds and taxes office along with vehicle registration and titling. Traffic Court is held every Monday and Thursday of the week. Criminal cases are tried every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. These offices are all on the second floor, along with the County and District Attorney’s offices. On the top floor is the Council Chambers where city Council holds private and public meetings to discuss new ordinances, taxes, and responds to emergencies.

City Hall is the political arena of Middleton, whether you are an amateur who feels the leash laws are too lax, or a professional running for political office. Many of the key political offices such as three of the five judges, the District Attorney’s office, and five of the eight city council seats are filled by members of House Montague. A rumor even drifts about town from time to time that the land the city building stands on is owned by the influential house. In truth, the Montague’s did buy out the land needed to expand the building five years ago. The city has a ten-year lease on the property, at then end of which the land goes to the City.

City Hall holds several archives of information in the basement dating back to the late twenties. Due to a fire in the old records room, any documents from before that period may not be attainable. The basement is organized loosely by a number of boxes marked with the year and questionable subject headings. Several record keepers have attempted to better organize the growing tangle of information without much luck. The current Secretary of Records is Tim McGraw, a tall, elderly man with snow-white hair and thick glasses. He has been the Secretary of Records for Middleton since the early forties and keeps everything from the last seven years very neatly organized. "Anything from before that, and you are on your own", he’ll tell you. "Just make sure you put it all back where you got it."

City Hall stands across from the park at the corner of Marschal Ave and Main St. in the downtown business district. The Middleton City Bank is only a few buildings down Marschal, and the Police Station and City Jail sit next to it to the north. Middleton’s Mirriam Public Library sits caddy corner to the City Hall right next to the park. Any Performing done in these buildings may be done at #COS_TownHall.