Edmond city offices move

One of the best aspects of the 6,240-square-foot information technology building is a concrete and steel room where the city's computer servers will eventually be located behind a steel door.

“By moving, we take a new physical level of security,” said Kevin Carr, information technology director. “We made do in the old building. This brings us to another level.”

If the building is ever destroyed, Carr said, the safe room for the servers would not be harmed.

The building, constructed in 2008, was not finished when the city bought it for $869,325.

Over the weekend, three city workers spent 10 hours running 160 cables that will operate the information technology equipment.

“This is something we have not had,” Carr said. “It has been rather cramped. It is exciting.”

Carr projected his department would be up and running by the end of the workday Monday.

“This is not as painful as people think,” said Steve Hudson, the city's infrastructure support manager.