With the removal of water-stained ceiling tiles and, most importantly, roof and HVAC repairs, renovations to the Buttonwoods Community Center have kicked into high gear, says John Spears (pictured), who with Derek Brodeur from the Department of Public Works are overseeing much of the work. The center’s large meeting room has been subdivided. One space will become the home of the tax collectors that is temporarily being housed in the former Greene School along with other municipal offices displaced when a pipe burst in the City Hall Annex last year. The other half of the room is being saved for senior groups that met in the center before it was closed. Other spaces in the center are likewise being divided to create new offices to be used by other departments now at Greene on Draper Avenue. When completed in another month or so, all the offices, with the exception of personnel and IT, will move to Buttonwoods. Mayor Joseph Solomon said last week that talks with the Interlocal Trust are ongoing concerning an insurance settlement on the annex. At some point, he would like to see the former annex razed and a new one built. (Warwick Beacon photos)