Posted Tuesday, December 15, 2009 --- 10:23 p.m.

Tuesday night it wasn't too cold for some residents wanting a voice in a controversial building issue in Iowa County.

A group of protesters showed up in Dodgeville before Tuesday night's county board meeting.

They're unhappy with the board's vote to allow the construction of a new health and human service building with an estimated cost of around $6.4 million.

Some of the 100 people spilled into the hallway at the meeting and every one who spoke while NBC15 cameras were there was against the current plan with many asking for a referendum to decide instead.

"I'm not sure that it is the right time and that's the million dollar question," said Mark Masters, Iowa County Board Chairman. "Financing costs and building costs seem to be appropriately-priced right now."

He added that, under the current plan, the effects of taxes to fund this project wouldn't begin until 2011.

Tuesday night those voting weren't swayed as all the resolutions still passed by the same 11-10 vote.

As of right now, no bond date has been set.

The proposed site for the building is at the old Dodgeville middle school.