Moon residents will have a completely renovated municipal building auditorium, in about six weeks for a little less than $138,000.

Supervisors awarded a contract Feb. 6 to Declan Construction Inc., of Brookfield, Ohio. Merit Electrical Group, of Pittsburgh, was awarded the electrical contract.

Manager Greg Smith said that the community will be getting a modern sound system, and officials will have the capability to offer PowerPoint presentations on a large screen.

Instead of being elevated several feet on a stage, supervisors will sit at a crescent-shaped conference table on a platform that will be only one step above the audience. The room also will be handicapped accessible.

"It will be a much improved operation, with better lighting and sound," Mr. Smith said.

The most significant change is that the layout of the room will be reversed. The back of the room will become the front, and board members will sit there. The door will be at the rear of the room so the audience can enter and leave without disrupting the meeting.

Assistant Township Manager Jodi Noble said that 14 bids for the general contract were received, and 10 were received for the electrical contract.

Ms. Noble said that during the room renovations, supervisor meetings will be held in the public safety building meeting room. The renovations are expected to be completed within 60 to 90 days.

Chairman Tim McLaughlin said that he wants to have a special night to invite former supervisors to see the renovations.