New Albany’s new Municipal Complex nearly ready for occupancy

The new Municipal Complex in downtown New Albany is nearly complete, and part of it may be occupied before the end of the year.

The Municipal Complex will be occupied by the city-owned New Albany Lights, Gas, and Water (NALGW) and by the New Albany Police Department (NAPD).

The entrance to the New Albany Police Department will be on the Carter Avenue side of the Municipal Complex.

The entrance to NALGW will be on the Main Street (north) side of the building.

The NAPD entrance will be on the Carter Avenue (east) side of the structure.

NALGW General Manager Bill Mattox told NEMiss.News Tuesday, Nov. 22, that exterior work on the parking area will be among the last items to be finished. Interior work is substantially complete.

Mattox said he expects both NALGW and NAPD will occupy their new quarters early in the coming year. NALGW may actually be able to move in before the end of December.

The 17,000 square-foot building was formerly occupied by the Fred’s retail store. It became available when the Fred’s store chain went bankrupt in 2019. The City of New Albany acquired the building and its surrounding parking area for $600,000.

Costs for the renovation are expected to total something over three million dollars.

Workers were busy Monday removing old asphalt paving in preparation for installing the new parking area on the north side of the building.

The extensively renovated building is owned by NALGW. NALGW will lease back to the city the portion of the structure that will be occupied by the police department.

NALGW is governed by the New Albany Board of Aldermen and is subject to the regulations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which is also the supplier of the city’s electricity.