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Steamboat Springs — Oak Creek Town Board will discuss payment for roof repairs for the Tracks and Trails Museum at its meeting tonight.

The museum is housed in the old town hall, owned by the town of Oak Creek. The History Society of Oak Creek and Phippsburg has a 99-year lease for the building and adjacent property. Because the town of Oak Creek remains the de facto landlord for the old town hall building, it likely is responsible for paying for the repairs to the leaky roof, Trustee David Fisher said.

"All I know is we're going to have to come up with some money," Fisher said.

Its unclear how much the bill for the roof repairs will be, Mayor J. Elliott said.

A call to the museum for comment was not returned Wednesday.

The building, on Main Street adjacent to the fire station, was built in 1927 and served as town hall until the early 1990s. In 2005, the historical society received a grant from the State Historical Fund to restore the building and turn it into a museum.

The board also will hear an update about its proposed water meter feasibility study and water conservation plan. The board budgeted $5,000 this year for a consultant to conduct a feasibility study and search for grant funds to pay for water meter installation.

At its Jan. 8 meeting, the Town Board opted to forge ahead with hiring, taking the $5,000 figure to potential consultants and seeing what scope of work can be provided with the limited exploratory budget.

Guy Patterson, a consultant who approached the town last year, has taken on other projects and now is unavailable, Trustee Dave Ege said. Patterson had previously worked with Minturn on water meter feasibility and installation.

No timeline or cost has been set for the water meter project, nor have any decisions been made about who would pay - the town, its water customers or a combination. Water and sewer rate increases approved in December do not contribute to a water meter project, only to existing utility infrastructure.

The Town Board also will conduct a hearing tonight for the renewal of Chelsea's Restaurant's liquor license and hear a presentation from Jonathan Wheby about enforcement of the town's municipal codes.