The Guthrie County Arts Council is interested in sharing part of the new Guthrie Center City Hall, when it opens in about a year. The future City Hall location, which is the current Guthrie County State Bank building, has more than enough room for the clerk’s office and council chambers, so the city is looking for tenants to share the space. Guthrie County Arts Council President, Dale Menning, told the City Council at Monday’s meeting that if the price is right, they would be willing to share the space. Menning says the Arts Council is not wealthy and pays just $250 a month in rent at their current State Street location.

The City Council agreed that they would consider Menning’s proposal, but were nowhere near deciding who the other tenants of City Hall would be. The Art Council is the first entity to publicly express interest in sharing the space.