Wrapping, but no bow

The former Harrison Building at Main and Upton streets in Colfax was given a pre-Christmas wrap job by crews working on the remodeling project for the county’s new elections office.

A crew from J & E Mesa Plastering, a subcontractor on the project, is now applying exterior plaster to the building under the plastic cover which has been applied over scaffolding around the building. Crews last week prepped the exterior surface of the building in advance of the application.

The general contractor on the project is James Elmer of Spokane. Remodeling of the county building will provide office space for the auditor’s election crew which has been located in the former kitchen area of the Public Service Building. Cost of the project was listed at more than $453,000 in a city building permit application. Bulk of the cost of the remodel comes from a grant from the federal Help America Vote Act.

The building was last occupied by Greg’s Electric which is now located in the former Powell Plumbing building at Main and Canyon.