The City of Florence’s new Public Works Operations Facility gets underway later this morning.
A groundbreaking ceremony with local officials is scheduled for 9:30 at the southwest corner of 27th and Kingwood. Construction will begin afterwards.
Megan Messmer is the City Project Manager for Florence. She says the new facility has been 20 years in the making.
“Our current facility is an old cinderblock building that’s outdated. And this new facility will be on about a 2.78 acre lot near the airport. It’ll have just under 6,000 square foot office building, and then also a 7,700 square foot maintenance building.”
The $3.6 million project sports a “green” roof and solar panels.