VIRGINIA, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A new public safety building has been a long time coming for the city of Virginia.

“Behind me, behind all of us, is the people’s building. This is your building,” said Virginia’s Mayor Larry Cuffe, who led a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Virginia Public Safety Building.

On Thursday, the $32 million facility, which had been in the works for two decades, officially opened its doors as it welcomed the community to tour the facility they asked for.

“We had surveys done, we had citizens vote, ‘Do they want to have full-time fire, full-time EMS, full-time police?’ If so, we have to build a facility,” said Cuffe before adding. “Over 70% of the community said yes! We want a new facility.”

Something Virginia Fire Chief Scott Hendrickson was extremely

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