WOOLWICH

The Municipal Building — not land to build a new one — is back on the front burner.

Selectmen revealed Friday the state wants the town to make the structure, built in 1980, comply with the Americans for Disabilities Act.

In order to do that, there must be an elevator and a handicapped-access bathroom.

In other words, the town might decide to renovate and enlarge the building to accommodate more space for the town office — as was the intent earlier this year — and put off at least for the time being the purchase of land for a new town office. The Municipal Building also includes the fire station and emergency services.

The Selectboard and the Building Committee will discuss the issue in a joint meeting, at 4 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building. The Selectboard will conduct its regular meeting at 6, at Woolwich Central School.

Lynette Eastman, town administrator and treasurer, said Friday that members of the Selectboard visited the state fire marshal’s office in Augusta on Wednesday.

“They were told that this building needs to be brought into compliance,” Eastman said. “We have to look at this building first. It’s either fix it or shut it down.”

Eastman said the Selectboard is still considering a small addition for new office space. An elevator could be installed in the current town office space, she said.

But a decision will not be made in time for the annual town meeting in May, Eastman said.

“They want to take their time, research it and get some numbers,” she said, “then maybe have a special town meeting in June or July.”

The Building Committee put forth two plans for an enlarged Municipal Building earlier this year, but neither passed muster with the Selectboard.