Shortly after purchasing the land, a building committee was formed and they began work on designing a new Hayward office building and pole shed. Architectural Design Group (ADG) from Eau Claire was hired by the Cooperative to work with the committee in creating the building plans. ADG has designed several cooperative buildings, including Barron Electric headquarters in Barron and the Siren outpost for Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative.
Bids were sought with local businesses being awarded the bids where possible. On August 14, a ground breaking ceremony was held and construction will begin in the next month.
The Cooperative's existing outpost is currently located on Highway 63 in Hayward, which is a distance from their service territory. Improved safety, providing more timely service to their members, and reducing future transportation expenses are just a few of the benefits Cooperative members and Hayward area employees will experience with this move.
Entering on and existing off of Highway 63 with the Cooperatives bucket trucks has raised some safety concerns in the past. The board also felt that this new location would improve the overall response time to members as Cooperative employees respond to outage calls or simply perform their daily maintenance work since this new site places them immediately within their service territory. Reducing transportation cost also becomes a reality with this relocation.
The Cooperative's headquarters office and shop is located on the north side of Ladysmith on Highway 27 and will remain as such. At some point in the near future, the existing Cooperative's Hayward office and outpost building will be for sale.
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