O. W. Billhartz Civic Center

100 East Birch Street

Contact Village Hall, 588-3813, for availability.

The purpose of the Civic Center is to provide a meeting and recreation place for the citizen’s of the Village of New Baden.  As such, the Village Board and President of the Village have established the guidelines below. 

Guidelines for Rental of O. W. Billhartz Civic Center

1. Organizations of the Village of New Baden will have priority to schedule activities in the Civic Center.  At this time, the organizations utilizing the Center include, but are not limited to: Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, New Baden Athletic Boosters, and the Senior Citizens of New Baden.  Organizations must schedule meetings and events with the administrative staff of the Village two months prior to an event to secure the facility.  No fee is required of community organizations, but organizations are expected to maintain the facility during and after the scheduled event.

2. Citizens of the Village of New Baden may reserve the Civic Center for recreational activities.  Citizens may reserve the Center by scheduling the facility with the Village administrative staff.  A rental fee, to offset the cost of maintenance, will be collected when scheduling the event.  The fee schedule is as follows:

            Cafeteria Rental: $25.00 for up to 6 hours.

            Gymnasium Rental: $25.00 for up to 3 hours.

            Cafeteria and Gymnasium Rental: $50.00 for up to 4 hours.

3. Individuals outside the incorporated limits of the Village may request to reserve the Civic Center.  This request must be made in writing to the Chairman of the Village’s Recreation Committee.  This Committee will discuss requests at regularly scheduled Recreation Committee meetings and a recommendation will be presented at the next scheduled Village Board meeting.  Requests by individuals outside of the Village limits must be approved by the entire Village Board.  The fees for non-residents are:

            Cafeteria Rental: $40.00 for up to 6 hours.

            Gymnasium Rental: $50.00 for up to 3 hours.

            Cafeteria and Gymnasium Rental: $70.00 for up to 4 hours.

4. Other special requests should be made by contacting the Chairman of the Village’s Recreation Committee and will follow the procedure as outlined in #3 will apply.  Fee for special requests will be determined by the committee.