photo by: Shelley Hanson

The new Moundsville Municipal and Safety Building is shown on Monday. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy in March.

In about three months, City of Moundsville employees and residents are expected to have a new municipal building to move into and start using.

City Manager Rick Healy said the new municipal building is anticipated to be ready to move into in March.

“The current building will then be demolished and graded for a parking lot,” he said. “That, along with final landscaping, etc., is expected to be complete by June of 2026.”

The new $12.5 million building will contain the city offices, fire and police departments. It will also feature a drive-through for bill paying.

“With the holidays, there was limited work accomplished other than continued electrical and data work,” Healy said. “Limited exterior work started (Jan. 5) with the installation of the bollards around the dispatch office. Interior work continues with drywall finishing, painting, interior door installation, and preparation for the elevator delivery. The furniture has been selected and is ordered.”

Work on the building began in 2022, but there were some construction-related delays. Then the project’s former contractor, &build, filed for bankruptcy, halting the project all together for a few months. Great Lakes Restoration LLC was announced in October 2024 as the new contractor.