Remodeling project finished

CALDWELL - As the Noble County Health Department's clerical supervisor walked through the facility Monday pointing out all the changes that have been made there in recent months, she noted how completely different it looks.

"It's the same programs, but it seems like we're in a new place because of the fresh look," said Chris Wise.

Both the employees and patients of the health department in Caldwell are reacting positively to the end results of a renovation project that was in progress there from May to December.

Health commissioner Shawn Ray said the project was made possible with a $389,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant, earmarked by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

"What prompted the whole project is we had been repairing the roof for four years prior to that and trying to come up with the money to fix it. It was the driving force to begin everything else," Ray said.

The building got a painted metal standing seam roof with new gutters and downspouts, and R-21 insulation was added under the roof.

"While we were up there, we have two heating and air conditioning units, and we replaced one of them," Ray said.

Also on the outside of the facility, a brick stairway was repaired and part of the driveway was widened to two lanes.

"When we came inside, we replaced 100 percent of the flooring," Ray added. "We still had some of the original carpet from 1978 and the vinyl flooring had some rips."

There were also several other changes made inside the building, he said.

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Remodeling project finished