Burnsville is throwing open the doors to its new City Hall and launching the next chapter of a massive municipal construction project on October 14, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the building followed immediately by a groundbreaking for the Police Department expansion. The event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway.
The celebration marks a milestone for a project that has been years in the making. According to the City of Burnsville, the event celebrates the opening of the new City Hall and breaks ground on the Police Department expansion, with the city also inviting attendees to explore the new building and connect with Burnsville police, fire and city staff. The new City Hall opened to the public on September 28, as reported by hometownsource.com.
What Comes Next for Police Facilities
The police expansion and renovation represents the next phase of what the outlet describes as a three-year project, expected to take about 13 months to complete. Plans call for roughly 110,000 square feet of added space, according to a separate report from twincities.com, which cited a study identifying deficiencies in police and City Hall operations that the added square footage is meant to address.
The expanded facility is planned to include safety, training and wellness spaces for both police and City Hall staff, the same hometownsource.com report notes. The police garage is also slated to grow substantially, expanding from 31 spaces to 74, per that reporting. Construction on the overall project is being carried out in three phases, according to contractor Kraus-Anderson, with that company projecting completion in spring of 2028.
Project Cost Figures Vary by Source
Exactly how much the project costs depends on who you ask. Hometownsource.com reported the overall project at $98.5 million, which it says will roughly double the size of the current City Hall and police station, while a separate hometownsource.com article put the figure at $96.83 million following a unanimous City Council vote approving the expansion. Kraus-Anderson, the firm overseeing construction, describes its work as an $81.26 million expansion of the City Hall and police department complex. The discrepancies among these figures have not been reconciled in available reporting…