• The buildings have exceeded their useful life.
  • The buildings lack current mandated Building Codes and do not meet industry safety standards.
  • The buildings are undersized and cannot support the current needs of the Highway, Tree and Grounds Department.
  • The employee support spaces (locker/shower/toilet facilities, muster area, and training facilities) are undersized and inefficient to meet the basic needs of the Highway, Tree and Grounds Department staff and they do not meet current plumbing codes.
  • The air quality in the buildings is an issue for employees where there is inadequate separation of occupied spaces from vehicle and equipment storage areas.
  • The current facilities do not meet the current operational needs of the Highway, Tree and Grounds Department. Given their size and configuration and completely separate locations, it places limitations on various operational requirements of the Highway, Tree and Grounds Department staff during emergency events such as snow storms, ice storms, and hurricanes, and there is not enough space to properly support current operations.
  • There is insufficient vehicle storage space.