Ground broke on Sheriff’s Office facility

Design consolidates two buildings, adds 160 square feet

January 10, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Garrett Fuller

Democrat photo/Garrett Fuller — Moniteau County Presiding Commissioner Joe Lutz, left, and Northern Commissioner Clint Hoellering pose Friday (Jan. 5, 2024,) at the site of Moniteau County Sheriff's Office's future home on the southeastern corner of Windmill Ridge Drive and East Buchanan Street as a member of Darrell Wilbers Excavating, of Jefferson City, prepares the ground for construction of the new facility.
Democrat photo/Garrett Fuller — Moniteau County Presiding Commissioner Joe Lutz, left, and Northern Commissioner Clint Hoellering pose Friday (Jan. 5, 2024,) at the site of Moniteau County Sheriff's Office's future home on the southeastern corner of Windmill Ridge Drive and East Buchanan Street as a member of Darrell Wilbers Excavating, of Jefferson City, prepares the ground for construction of the new facility.

After county officials shaved $500,000 off the project's cost, groundwork has begun on the Moniteau County Sheriff's Office's future home.

Before Darrell Wilbers Excavating Inc, of Jefferson City, began excavating the field at the southwestern corner of Windmill Ridge Drive and Buchanan Street Thursday, general contractor Kusgen Construction coordinated with county...