Key West city officials are considering going back to school -- and will ask school district leaders about the possibility of transforming Glynn Archer Elementary School into a new City Hall.

But if those negotiations do not go well, City Hall could remain on Angela Street. The City Commission's other top choices include Trumbo Road near the current school district headquarters or at Wickers Field on Kennedy Drive.

"I definitely like the Glynn Archer idea if it's at a reasonable or nominal cost to the city," City Commissioner Dan Kolhage said Wednesday during the commission meeting. "I love the old building; it just looks like a city hall."

Commissioners on Wednesday chose three or four potential locations for a new administration building. Architect Michael Ingram of mbi/k2m and his staff will evaluate each site for costs, obstacles, efficiency, traffic impacts and other factors and report back to the commission.

Commissioner Clayton Lopez spoke strongly in support of keeping City Hall at its current Angela Street location, while Commissioner Mark Rossi would like to see it moved to New Town.

"I will not support the Wickers Field location if we would lose any green space," Rossi said. "But if we can find an innovative way to build it, that would be my first choice."

Lopez argued that a city hall should remain in the historic district and be accessible to downtown residents.

Each commissioner included the Trumbo Road site on his or her list of potentials, noting that the site would be part of Mayor Morgan McPherson's Big Idea, which also includes the construction of affordable housing at the school district headquarters.

"That would be a true master planning site," Ingram said. "It is much more than a city hall."

In other city activity, commissioners voted unanimously to reduce bus fares for senior citizens, and pledged to look at a budget change next year that would allow anyone older than 60 years old to ride for free.

Also, City Attorney Shawn Smith updated the commission about the Vandenberg artificial reef project, which is in line to receive $1.6 million in state funding.

"The hope is that the governor will allocate the money, that it's sufficient to cover the debts of the project and that the banks step up to the plate to continue their funding commitment," Smith said. "The tone this week as compared to last week is considerably better."

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