St. Louis County to hold open houses at three new facilities

St. Louis County Public Works has completed a multi-year project designed to ensure faster and more effective response for road maintenance.

The county has constructed three new public works campuses, replacing five aged buildings that could no longer effectively serve modern day equipment and service needs.

To celebrate and provide residents a look at the new campuses and their capabilities, St. Louis County Public Works will be hosting open house events at each of the new locations, offering tours of the new buildings and a glimpse of the vehicles. The open houses will be:

• Monday, August 12, 4-6 p.m. Whiteface Reservoir Campus, 3560 Town Line Road, Makinen

• Tuesday, August 20, 4-6 p.m. Culver Campus, 5316 Highway 31, Culver

• Monday, August 26, 4-6 p.m. Kugler Campus, 8632 Highway 135, Tower The three new campuses were constructed for a total cost of $34 million, including funding from a $26 million bond sale approved by the County Board in 2021.

They replaced five smaller garages in Tower, Embarrass, Brookston, Brimson and the Town of White that had outlived their usefulness due to age, lack of space, or both.

Each new campus includes a main building, storage buildings, salt/sand domes, brine storage system, fuel system, truck wash and paved driving and laydown areas that all support efficient cost-effective operations.

The buildings were constructed with energy efficiency, ease of maintenance and longevity in mind.