The foregoing picture was taken on Monday, February 18, 2008. It shows the steel framework going up behind the existing Township offices. For weeks prior to this, most of the visible activity was for site work only, with huge piles of earth sitting where there is now a flat site, depicting the current state of construction.
To the right of the construction equipment, you can see the tops of trees which point to the Kidstreet play area. Since this is not the best time of year, rain and melting snow have left pools of water and sheets of ice at that location. Be careful if you take your children there.
In general, I’m financially conservative, and like to see public employees make do with what they have. But, during visits to the current Municipal Building shown in the background, I have been in some offices which are truly overcrowded. The structure was originally designed and built as a school, and what you find is a hodgepodge distribution of offices, some of which appear too large and others which look like neither you or I would want to work in them.
It’s been a long time since the Municipal Complex project was first presented to Bridgewater’s citizens in the form of different proposals. At times, the process was very contentious. Now, the project is finally and literally getting off the ground.
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