The first Wildwood City Council meeting in the new, permanent city hall building was held on Monday evening. The room was packed at one point, and more chairs were brought in to accommodate attendees. Click here to ensure receiving local breaking news and the free morning newsletter about these types of Wildwood developments.
St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers also moved into the new city hall during Tuesday. Photos in this gallery show the new holding cells.
To access the new parking lot nestled in back of city hall, drivers should enter at the dead-end intersection of Main Street and Market Avenue.
Read previous Eureka-Wildwood Patch articles about the city hall in the making:
Groundbreaking Held for New Wildwood City Hall
Wildwood City Hall Takes Shape
New Wildwood City Hall Will Have Customized Cornerstone
Outer Hull of Wildwood City Hall Progresses
Time Capsule Collected for New Wildwood City Hall
Last Wildwood City Council Meeting Held at 183 Plaza Drive
The 26,000-square-foot new facility was built on city property located on the south side of Main Street, across from B&B Wildwood 10 Theatres. It includes meeting rooms, city staffers' business offices, a large community room and innovative, environmentally friendly features that meet many industry Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) attributes.