It has been some two years in the making, but the renovation of the Sandburg Education Center is almost complete.
Most recently home to middle school students, today the 108-year-old building is home to some 100 Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 employees, a variety of community education classes and on Monday (Sept. 24) school board meetings.
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