Madison Messenger - April 21st, 2019
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PAGE 2 - MADISON MESSENGER - <strong>April</strong> 21, <strong>2019</strong><br />
PLAIN CITY<br />
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Route 42.<br />
“We can’t wait for it to start,” he said, “and I think I can speak<br />
for many others when I say that, too.”<br />
Plans to construct a new municipal building, one that would<br />
bring the administrative side and the law<br />
enforcement side together in a single complex,<br />
began in earnest nearly four years ago<br />
when the projected growth of the village<br />
started to conflict with its current conditions.<br />
“I believe Plain City could be classified<br />
as a city soon, and we had to start to meet<br />
the demands of this growing community,”<br />
Cahall said.<br />
Village leaders started budgeting for the<br />
project. Residents passed a half-percent income<br />
tax levy and bonds were issued. Altogether,<br />
nearly $2.9 million has been<br />
earmarked for the project.<br />
The new municipal building will house<br />
the village council chambers, police department,<br />
and administrative offices such as the<br />
fiscal office, income tax department, utilities<br />
office and zoning department.<br />
Police Chief Dale McKee said the building<br />
is one of the “greatest things to occur”<br />
during his 23 years working for the village.<br />
“It means a lot to our department to have<br />
this expansion,” he said.<br />
The police section of the new municipal<br />
building will be three times larger than the<br />
department’s current building. The space<br />
will include a detective’s office, interview<br />
rooms, a property and evidence room, a<br />
training room, and a safe room for victims<br />
of crimes such as domestic violence. It also<br />
will feature a Sally Port to move suspects<br />
into and out of the building safely, without<br />
posing harm to the community at large.<br />
Additional amenities for the municipal<br />
building are extra space for potential future<br />
hires, such as an engineer and economic developer,<br />
and an on-site fitness facility to improve<br />
the overall health and wellness of the<br />
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Dozens of village leaders, county officials, planners and residents<br />
attended the <strong>April</strong> 12 groundbreaking for the village of Plain City’s<br />
new municipal building.<br />
employees and to retain staff and attract future employees.<br />
Construction is slated to start in the next two weeks, Cahall said.<br />
The facility should be completed by the end of the year.<br />
“If the stars align, we are looking at moving into the building at<br />
the end of December,” Cahall said.<br />
He added that a ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for January,<br />
and he hopes the community will come out to see the new municipal<br />
complex they helped to build.<br />
“This wouldn’t be happening without the help of this community,”<br />
he said.<br />
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