NATCHEZ — Anyone lucky enough to mark 102 years on the earth is likely to have a few wrinkles.

The building housing the Natchez Senior Citizens’ Multipurpose Center is no different.

The question of what to do about those wrinkles — and how to pay for the reconstructive surgery — will be discussed at a public hearing Tuesday.

Natchez aldermen agreed Tuesday to allow the public to weigh in on the matter at the hearing at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday at the Natchez City Council Chambers on Pearl Street.

Last month, Community Development Director James Johnston presented plans for an estimated $900,000 renovation project, which would fund a long list of updates for the center.

Half the project’s estimated funding would be provided through a Community Development Block Grant, sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority. The remainder would be paid by the city.

The project, Johnston said, is divided into two parts — priority one and priority two.

The board agreed to hear a plan outlining funding needs for priority one, which includes repairing all windows, installing new heating and cooling systems, replacing gas vents, implementing wireless Internet and repairing a host of other structural issues.

“The building isn’t getting any younger, and it has a lot of issues,” Johnston said.

And while all board members present agreed funds are needed for the center, a few voiced concerns about where funding will come from to match the grant.

“I think we’re all in agreement that this project will be green lighted,” Ward 4 Alderman Tony Fields said. “But I just know there will be a lot of hootin’ and hollerin’ around the table come budget planning.”

Sabrena Bartley, executive director of the center, said even if only some funds can be set aside for the renovation project, it would be money well spent.

“I’m standing with (Johnston) in total agreement. If we can find a way to work this project in, it will benefit everyone,” Bartley said.

The center, located at 800 Washington St., was built in 1913. Since its construction, Bartley said the center has had only a few updates.

“A lot of people come through those doors,” she said. “It provides a benefit that most other communities don’t have.”

After hearing concerns, Mayor Butch Brown agreed funds are needed for the center, but similar to Fields, said the top priority of the board right now is to make sure the city can match the grant in full.

“Right now, we just need to see the paperwork,” Brown said.