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| Cottleville City Hall Nearly Finished |
Construction of Cottleville's $5.3 million City Hall/Police Station could be finished in about two weeks.
City Administrator Scott Lewis said officials expect to move into the facility by mid-November. At that time, the city will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Lewis said on Tuesday.
"We can't wait. Looking forward to it," Lewis said. "I think the community will be very pleased."
Paric Corporation is managing construction of the two-story, 15,888-square-foot facility on a 40-acre site at Highway N and Fifth Street north of the Cottleville Town Centre.
The city contracted with C. Rallo Contracting Co. for construction and broke ground for the building in September 2007. The building was slated to be complete in September, but Lewis said a rainy spring pushed back the completion date.
The facility will be a LEED-certified building, meaning that it will be environmentally friendly, using 30 percent less energy than traditional building construction, according to a news release from the city. Rainwater will be collected and treated on site.
The city currently leases space at 5377 Highway N, suite A, in the Cottleville Town Centre for its City Hall. Before moving to that location, the city rented temporary facilities or conducted meetings in officials' homes, Lewis said.
"They (city officials) used to meet at the community college and at offices in their homes," Lewis said.
With the opening of the new City Hall, all of the city's daily operations can be handled in one place.
Construction also is underway for a 37-acre park next to the new City Hall. Plans for the park include an outdoor amphitheater, athletic fields and a playground.
"Right now, they (construction crews) are working on grading the parking lot and amphitheater," Lewis said.
Last year, Mayor Don Yarber said the park would include a walking trail that would connect a few of the city's newest developments. For example, the trail would connect the park to the Madison Park subdivision and to Harmony Ridge, an urban-suburbia-style residential and commercial development being built on Cottleville Parkway adjacent to St. Charles Community College. As planned, Harmony Ridge when completed would consist of 44 single-family estates, 80 lofts and 30 retail shops. |