The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District last week broke ground on a new facility just up the road from Buckeye Career Center in New Philadelphia.
MWCD officials plan to move from their 3rd Street Northwest headquarters into a new 35-thousand-square-foot building on Tech Park Drive late next year. Mayor Joel Day Monday thanked MWCD officials for keeping their headquarters in New Philadelphia.
Additional site plans include trails, a dog park, an electric vehicle charging station and a service building with rooftop solar panels.
MWCD officials say the 3rd street building is not big enough anymore to house a growing staff, equipment and vehicles. Staff members, equipment and programming are divided between three locations that will all be consolidated with the move. MWCD is planning to sell the 3rd Street building.
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