ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Ron Levy, the acting safety officer, described his team's former work area in Bldg. 16 as a maze.
"It was never designed to be a set of offices," he said. "It was designed to be quarters."
Two houses, both former officers' quarters, atop a hill on the depot are now empty, thanks to recent moves giving the Safety Office and the Directorate of Public Works' headquarters new homes.
For the Safety Office, the move means the staff is in closer proximity to each other, separated only by a few walls.
Safety's transition into the smaller space was facilitated, in part, by the recent establishment of a satellite office in the Nichols Industrial Complex.
With a smaller number of people, the organization now occupies an area on the lower floor of a nearby office building.
Another area of the building houses the headquarters for DPW.
The move transitions the DPW HQ from another house to traditional office space.
The two former quarters are now planned for demolition, according to Julianna McGathy, realty specialist for the DPW Planning and Resource Office. McGathy said the time frame for disposition of the buildings is unclear and hinges on funding.
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