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Springfield, MO
General contractor: DeWitt & Associates Inc.
Architect: Esterly Schneider & Associates Inc.
Engineers: Own Inc., civil; JS Smith Consulting Engineers PC, structural; and Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 8,250 square feet
Cost: $4.1 million
Estimated completion: September
Description: The Federal Emergency Management Agency-rated facility will provide 911 dispatching workstations, administrative offices, a training area, kitchen, quiet rooms and locker-room facilities. The center owned by the Lawrence County Emergency Services Board will handle calls for all of Lawrence County and dispatch law enforcement, fire and medical services.
An updated Lawrence County Health Department facility is under construction in a new development area on the south side of Mount Vernon, according to project officials.