Inver Grove Heights mayor George Tourville looks back at 2012 and forward to 2013.
Inver Grove Heights mayor George Tourville looks back at 2012 and forward to 2013.
The city is putting the finishing touches on its $15.7 million renovation and expansion of City Hall, and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the building earlier this week.
In 2008, the Inver Grove Heights City Council voted to issue $9.9 million in capital improvement bonds for the renovation of City Hall—a project estimated to cost $15.7 million. The remainder of the cost—approximately $5.8 million—was drawn from the city's utility fund, facility fund, technology fund and Host Community Fund. The old City Hall, built in 1982, was designed to service a community of roughly 17,000 people. The population of Inver Grove Heights is expected to grow to as much as 45,000 people in the future, and the renovated City Hall is designed for a city of that size. The project, now completed, more than doubled the size of the building, to a total of 62,620 feet.
The $15.7 million renovation and expansion of City Hall won't be complete until later this fall, but that didn't stop the council from touring the building on Monday.
The five members of the Inver Grove Heights City Council took a tour of City Hall, which is undergoing a $15.7 million renovation and expansion. The project, which added roughly 30,000 square feet to the former City Hall, won't be complete until August or September this year, but the building's new police wing has already earned praise from police department officials. In 2008, the City Council voted to issue $9.9 million in capital improvement bonds for the project, and fund the remainder of the cost—approximately $5.8 million—in money drawn from the city's utility fund, facility fund, technology fund and host community fund. The old City Hall, built in 1982, was designed to service a community of roughly 17,000 people. The population of …
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3:42 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Aqua Holic couldn't be more correct. This gem of wisdom seems to escape the vast majority of legislators. more ›
Officials say the new public safety wing will improve the efficiency and operations of the police department.
The $15.7 million renovation and expansion of the Inver Grove Heights City Hall has plenty of fans among city staff, including Police Chief Chuck Kleckner. A year and a half ago, when crews broke ground on the project, Kleckner and his officers were making do in a cramped police department a fraction of the size of their brand new public safety wing, completed in August. They had no indoor parking for their 10 squad cars, which meant the cars and the equipment in them were at the mercy of the elements and were vulnerable to vandalism or other damage. Officers and investigators were forced to take potentially sensitive interviews or crime reports in a heavily trafficked hallway, for lack of meeting space. As if that wasn't enough, the …
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12:26 am on Tuesday, December 25, 2012
I have absolutely zero interest in a taxpayer sponsored dog park. Dog parks may have a place in densely populated metro areas, but in the suburbs, such as IGH, I don't see the need. more ›