LAURINBURG — Tuesday’s public input meeting on a proposed Laurinburg City Hall has been postponed, city officials said Monday.

City Manager Charles Nichols said the decision was made in light of the weekend storm damage from Hurricane Matthew.

“Due to continued power outages in the city, council has decided to reschedule the citizen input meeting on the proposed City Hall that was scheduled for Oct. 11 at 6 p.m.,” Nichols said in a statement.

The public will be notified when a new date is confirmed, Nichols said.

The meeting was planned to give residents a chance to hear why the new building is needed, how much it may cost and how the city plans to pay for it.

Along with city council, the financial analysts from Davenport & Company and officials with Creech and Associates and Edifice, Inc., the firms contracted to help the city with the design and manage the construction process, are expected to attend the input session.

Residents will also get to talk. Nichols said there will be no time limit on speakers.

Several group have already expressed opposition to construction of the facility that would replace the current Charles Barrett Building and the police station. The new City Hall as proposed would house all city departments and cost about $10.3 million, according to the latest estimates.

Organizers have also postponed a free cookout to take place before the input session.

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