Ground broken for new Police Addition to Osseo City Hall

Members of the Osseo City Staff, Osseo City Council and architects throw dirt at a ground breaking ceremony for the new Police Addition to Osseo City Hall June 9. Pictured are: City Planner Riley Grams, EDA President Kevin Rebman, City Council members Mark Schulz and Dan Spanier, Mayor Duane Poppe, Councilor Rick Weber, City Administrator Doug Reeder, Police Chief Tom Hartkopf, former City Administrator Jeffrey Dahl and architects with Buetow 2 Architects Randy Engel and Mod Feders. (Sun staff photo by Alicia Miller)

Back this past February, the Osseo City Council moved forward with plans to build an addition on City Hall that would house the Osseo Police Department.

Monday, June 9, members of city staff, the City Council, the Economic Development Authority and the Osseo Police Department and architects with Buetow 2 Architects attending a ground breaking event on the site of the future addition. People took turns throwing dirt from a pile in the parking lot.

Osseo Mayor Duane Poppe talks at the ground breaking for the new Police Addition to City Hall June 9. (Sun staff photo by Alicia Miller)

Mayor Duane Poppe said this project was something everyone was looking forward to.

The cost of the addition to City Hall for the police department is estimated to be $878,000. These costs include the addition to the City Hall building, removal of the existing police building and reconfiguring the parking lot.

The project will include a 3,463-square-foot addition onto the City Hall building on the west side. The police addition will house a garage for three police cars, a waiting area, booking and photo area, reception area, an open office, police chiefs office, conference room, kitchen and emergency operations center.

Members of the Osseo Economic Development Authority and city staff get their shovels ready. Pictured are: City Planner Riley Grams, Mayor and EDA member Duane Poppe, EDA member Rick Weber, EDA President Kevin Rebman, Police Chief Tom Hartkopf, City Administrator Doug Reeder, and EDA members Mark Schulz, Larry Stelmach and Chris Mercadante. (Sun staff photo by Alicia Miller)

The addition would allow the two current public entrances to not change and remain open as well.

The new addition will also keep the appearance the same at City Hall. The curb cut for one of the drive entrances to the parking area will be then used for the squad garage entrance/exit. The electrical and plumbing infrastructure will be tied into the new addition. The existing bathrooms in City Hall will also serve the new addition.

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Ground broken for new Police Addition to Osseo City Hall