Background
With the support of voters in November of 2022, a new Public Works facility will be coming to Oakdale. Over the last year, the facility project team finalized the building design, began site preparation, and and has started preparation for construction. The City expects to break ground in Summer of 2024.
“The City has been working on planning for a new Public Works facility since 2018, and we’re thrilled to enter into the final planning and construction stages,” said City Administrator Christina M. Volkers. “This will be the first new City facility in over 20 years. Thanks to the support of Oakdale residents and businesses, the community can expect a modern and fully-functional Public Works facility in the near future.”
The project team includes the City of Oakdale (Project Owner); Hagen, Christensen & McIlwain Architects (Architect Firm); and Kraus-Anderson (Construction Management Firm).
In April 2023, the City Council formally accepted a donation from 3M of a 9.2-acre parcel of land for the future Public Works campus, located on the southwest corner of 32nd Street N and Granada Avenue N. Since 2020, 3M planned to donate the land to the City of Oakdale after conducting additional environmental investigations and site clean-up to prepare for redevelopment of the land. This clean-up work is funded by 3M and will conclude by Summer 2024.
Prior to breaking ground, the project team is finalizing the building design and materials, drafting construction documents, and securing bids for construction materials. Preparation of the site will include procurement, surveying and staging processes.
