DOWNIEVILLE — Community members gathered on Tuesday at the Downieville Community Hall to enjoy scrumptious food catered by Sabrina Melendrez and Autumn Barry for what will be the last lunch there for some time. Next Monday, February 26th, the long-awaited renovations on the hall will finally begin. The $775K remodel contract was awarded to McCuen Construction, Inc. at the Sierra County Board of Supervisors’ February 6th meeting. Public Works Director Bryan Davey highlighted the extensive effort in bringing this project to fruition after no bids were received during the initial bidding process.

The county is pushing for the project to finish expediently, given its central importance to the Downieville community. Work is estimated to take approximately 140 working days or about seven months. The project’s scope will be scaled back somewhat from the original plans due to increases in material costs.

Sabrina at the Forks will be hosting the next Senior Luncheon on February 27th, with uncertain hopes of more lunches over the coming months while we wait for our newly renovated hall.