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Hundreds of people attended a ceremony Monday to dedicate the new Kannapolis City Hall and Police Headquarters. The building is located at 401 Laureate Way.
The ceremony featured a formal flag raising ceremony with a Police and Fire Honor Guard. The United States, North Carolina and City flags were raised while Drew Barkley played God Bless America on the bagpipes and Officer Cory Kluttz played the National Anthem on his trumpet. 

Remarks were made by Mayor Darrell Hinnant, City Manager Mike Legg and Police Chief Woody Chavis. 

“Today marks a new goal, a new aspiration and a new endeavor. While this new building has been completed and the citizens of Kannapolis own it, it is one milestone to celebrate. Just one of many that must follow as we work to rebuild our City on the Hill,” said Mayor Darrell Hinnant.

The City of Kannapolis has never had its own City Hall Facility. The new City Hall facility will house: Police, Planning, Community Development, Customer Service, Finance, Administration, Human Resources, Technology, Fire Administration, Legal, General Services, Communications and Parks & Recreation Departments. The City Hall will have over 160 employees working in the building.

“We are consolidating services to this building from seven different locations. This will provide a highly efficient work environment for our employees but, perhaps more importantly, will provide a much easier way for citizens, visitors and outside investors in our community to receive services,” commented City Manager Mike Legg.

“I cannot impress upon you enough the major impact this building will have on our employees and officers. To us this building is more than just brick and steel. It is more than just a place to come to work, It will be our home. This facility will improve our efficiency and help us to better serve and protect the citizens of Kannapolis which has always been our main goal,” stated Police Chief Woody Chavis. 

The three story building has over 100,000 square feet and is constructed in a classic Georgian architectural style. The brick structure has large windows, columns, a portico and traditional cornice embellishments.

The building also has conference/event meeting space. Named The Laureate Center, the space can be subdivided into three spaces. With over 5,300 sq. ft. it can accommodate 260 people for a banquet or 450 people for classroom style meetings.

Staff is expected to move in during January and February and be fully operational in the new facility by March. The building was designed by Creech & Associates and constructed by Rodgers Builders.



Some fun facts about the building:
• 8,900 tons of Concrete
• 987 tons of Structural Steel
• 320,500 Bricks
• 600 tons of Cast Stone
• 180 tons of Metal Stud Framing
• 11,000 sheets of Gypsum Board
• 240 Windows
• 31,000 feet of Plumbing & HVAC Piping
• 475,000 feet of Electrical Wiring
• 1,825 tons of Asphalt
• 10,450 tons of imported Soil & Stone
• 1,800 pounds – the weight of the Copper Cupola