Wednesday, January 05, 2000
Erlanger police get new office
Rest of city staff must wait until May
The Cincinnati Enquirer
ERLANGER — While the opening of the city's newly remodeled administrative offices has been delayed a few months, Erlanger police have been in their new quarters since Dec. 16.
When contractors broke ground for the $4 million project last January, Erlanger officials hoped to occupy their new offices on Commonwealth Avenue by this March. However, problems with fill dirt and other issues have pushed the targeted move date to at least May 6, said David Hahn, Erlanger's codes administrator and director of public works.
Besides housing the city's administrative staff, the 7,000 to 8,000 square feet of improvements by the Covington-based Mardis and Meehan Construction firm include a community room that can be partitioned into two rooms. The addition also will serve as Erlanger City Council chambers.
“It can hold up to 120 (people),” Mr. Hahn said. The old council meeting room had a capacity of 49, including council members.
At 9,000 to 10,000 square feet, the police department's new headquarters at 505 Commonwealth Ave. is about five times larger than before, and officers have more privacy, Erlanger Police Chief Greg Sandel said.
“It makes it a whole lot easier to do your job,” Chief Sandel said. “When we were in the (city building) basement, it flooded every time it rained, and we didn't have any place to do any interviews at all. If someone wanted to have a private conversation, somebody had to move.”
While police originally had been scheduled to move last fall, Chief Sandel said the improvements “were well worth the wait.”
For now, Erlanger's administrative offices will continue operating from temporary quarters at 515 Watson St.
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