When the Polk County government bought the Mundy Building on Main Street, it was with the hopes of a fast transformation and move for several offices from their West Avenue facility.

Months after taking ownership, the work is nearing the finish line. Officials are non hoping to make a move into the building by mid-May.

Assistant County Manager Connor Hooper said workers have been putting the final touches on the building in the past weeks, installing flooring and baseboards and transforming the entryway into what is hoped to become a welcoming showpiece for people who come into the office to conduct county business.

The move includes administrative offices, human resources, IT, finance, permitting and building inspection and the County Clerk’s office. It’ll also expand administrative file storage in the former law offices.

The tax assessors office where people come and pay property taxes and annual tag fees will remain in the County Admnistration building, as well as the Board of Elections office. The second floor will become a new space for document storage. It is part of an overall office shuffle that includes a more for the Polk County Extension office to the former home of Cedarstream, which the county also purchased in 2019 after the printing company moved their headquarters last year.

The next phase will include the demolition of offices behind the Mundy building to expand parking access for County employees and repave the lot already in place, which will increase downtown parking overall in the process.