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New Moreland Hills service center is on track
(by Sali McSherry - June 30, 2010)
New Moreland Hills service center is on track
By SALI McSHERRY
Crews are ahead of scheduled on the construction and renovation of service facilities in Moreland Hills, Mayor Susan C. Renda said.
The old service garage at the Village Hall campus on SOM Center Road (Route 91) has been demolished, and the new building is expected to be under roof by December, she said.
An addition and renovation to the building on the south side of the parking lot where the building department is located, is scheduled to be completed by mid-August, Mrs. Renda said. Brick work is being done, she said.
The addition of two mechanic bays, totaling about 3,500 square feet, will keep trucks and equipment that are being repaired, isolated away from salt residue on the snowplows which can damage equipment and tools, she said.
The building inspector's office will move to the new building, Mrs. Renda said.
The village's historical society may use a room in the renovated building, she said, but mostly it will be used for "organized massive storage," Mrs. Renda said. There are so many documents and blueprints that need to be stored, she said.
The nearly $2.1 million Western-Reserve style 15,000-square-foot building is being built Infinity Construction, of Cleveland. It will feature a brick facade with an expansive garage area, office space, locker rooms, showers and lunchroom.
In the new building, snowplow and service truck drivers will be able to drive through the building, with doors on the south and north sides, along with a side door to the west, Mrs. Renda said. The drivers will have room to navigate trucks around the north side of the building and back around, she said. It will be safer and more efficient. Currently, there are garage doors only on the south side of the center.
The village has been saving money for the last few years to pay for the building, renovation and addition from the capital-improvement fund, Mrs. Renda said. Consultants had recommended space be between 18,000 and 20,000 square feet and construction of the project had been estimated at about $2 million, she said.
The service employees have been working in difficult, cramped, sub-standard conditions for a long time, Mrs. Renda said.
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