SHERBURNE – Construction has begun on the Sherburne Village Department of Public Works and Electric facility at 13-27 Classic St.

The $1.4 million building project will put both municipal services under one roof and open up additional lots at the site for future business development, said Mayor Bill Acee at a press conference Friday morning.

The new building will house two vehicles and a chipper that are presently stored outside, plus much of the road maintenance materials currently stored in the pole yard. It will have restrooms, a training room and facilities to house other line crews.

Acee said the present shop, built back in 1907, lacks sufficient depth and height for late model trucks that have higher chassis in part due to emissions standards.