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)11 Anoka County <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Communications <br />April 23, 2024 <br />Contact: Erik Thorson, Chief Communications Officer, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br />Erik. Thorson@ anokacountvmn. Gov <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />New Transportation, Parks Maintenance Facility Celebrated with Groundbreaking <br />Project partners and officials from several Anoka County departments celebrated the <br />groundbreaking of a new maintenance shop April 18 that will meet the growing needs of the Anoka <br />County Highway Department, Parks Department, and Sheriffs Office by providing much -needed <br />maintenance and storage space. <br />The project, anticipated to be complete in fall of this year, will replace the current nearly <br />60-year-old building that is nearing the end of its useful life. The new facility will be large enough <br />to support up to six plow trucks and adequately house staff from both the Parks Department and <br />Sheriff's Office, including all equipment needed to support them. <br />"It's obvious our Anoka County department needs are growing, and our physical operation <br />must change to meet those needs," said Commissioner Julie Jeppson, chair of the county's <br />Transportation Committee. "Thankfully, we are now beginning that important transition." <br />The addition of the new facility will also help to alleviate storage issues at the Bunker Lake <br />facility. The building will be occupied year-round, providing much -needed, full-time support to <br />the northeast portion of Anoka County. <br />"This facility will be a vast improvement that will strengthen and support services for the <br />regional parks, trails, and facilities in the northeast quadrant of Anoka County," said <br />Commissioner Jeff Reinert, chair of the county's Parks Committee. "The new building will also <br />add critically needed storage for our Parks Department. It's exciting that the new facility will be <br />able to house all of the small equipment and hand tools needed by the department, in addition to <br />much more." <br />-more- <br />Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible <br />Government Center A 2100 3rd Avenue, Suite 700 A Anoka, MN 55303-5024 A www.anokacountymn.gov <br />Office: 763-324-4700 A Fax: 763-324-5490 <br />Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer <br />