Efforts to turn Fayette's Starling Hall, the state's oldest Grange building, into a community center have hit a roadblock after voters rejected bonding $500,000 to unlock a federal grant of the same value. Town officials and a local nonprofit must now decide whether to look for new funding sources or sell the property at 2769 Main St.

The second-floor meeting room is seen Thursday at Starling Hall in Fayette. Officials must mull the future of the building after voters rejected $500,000 to renovate it into a community center.

A new oven is seen Thursday in the kitchen at Starling Hall in Fayette. Officials must mull the future of the building after voters rejected $500,000 to renovate it into a community center.

An old calendar is seen Thursday in Starling Hall in Fayette.

A new heating system is seen Thursday in the basement of Starling Hall in Fayette. Officials must mull the future of the building after voters rejected $500,000 to renovate it into a community center.

Efforts to renovate Fayette's Starling Hall, the state's oldest Grange building, into a community center have hit a roadblock after voters rejected bonding $500,000 to unlock a federal grant of the same value. Town officials and a local nonprofit must now decide whether to look for new funding sources or sell the property at 2769 Main St.