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Anoka County <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Communications <br />April 11, 2023 <br />Contact: Erik Thorson, Communications Director, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br />Erik.Thorsonco.anoka.mn.us <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Ground Broken on New Anoka County Emergency Communications Center <br />Anoka County officials, partner representatives and community members attended a <br />groundbreaking ceremony today for the county' s new, 42,000-square-foot Emergency <br />Communications Center off Hanson Boulevard in Andover. <br />The facility will combine both 911 emergency telecommunications operations and the <br />county' s radio shop, which provides and maintains all radio equipment used by law enforcement <br />and emergency telecommunicators in Anoka County. <br />Most of the capital for this project came from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. <br />The new facility will address many of the deficiencies of the current location used by <br />Emergency Communications in the basement of the Anoka County Government Center. <br />Employees who work there deal with a cramped workspace, no access to daylight, no breakroom <br />or training room, noise issues because of low ceilings, and more. <br />"In addition to improving working conditions for our current group of emergency <br />telecommunicators, management and radio shop staff, the new, one-story facility will allow for <br />future operational modifications," said District 2 Anoka County Commissioner Julie Braastad, <br />who serves as chair of the county's Public Safety Committee. "This facility will be a tremendous <br />asset when it comes to shifting our emergency response needs as our county grows and changes." <br />Commissioner Matt Look, chair, Anoka County Board of Commissioners, lauded everyone <br />involved with making this project a reality and said the county is looking forward to continuing to <br />work with project consultants. <br />"I want to thank Wold Architects and Engineers and ICS Consulting, who have worked <br />with Anoka County for the planning and design of this facility and will be heavily involved in the <br />-more- <br />Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible <br />Government Center A 2100 3rd Avenue, Suite 700 A Anoka, MN 55303-5024 A www.anokacounty.us <br />Office: 763-324-4700 A Fax: 763-324-5490 <br />Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer <br />