A planning application is to be submitted this week to turn the former Ballinamore courthouse into a community building and tourist attraction.
It closed as a courthouse 16 years ago.
A feasibility study previously examined how it could be used for the community - including a John McGahern cultural experience.
Cathaoirleach of the Ballinamore Municipal District, Gary Prior, believes it's a positive story for the area:
Fellow councillor Ita Reynolds Flynn has fond memories of the building and the importance of it to the local community: