Wheatland Revitalization: New Town Hall and Sewer Treatment Plant Taking Shape

WHEATLAND, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - For years, two silos stood along the train tracks near Niblack Street in Wheatland.

On Tuesday morning, both came crashing down.

The aging silos were not only unsafe, but their removal was necessary to make way for Wheatland’s new Town Hall.

The $1.3 million project broke ground just last month and is quickly taking shape.

“We have been planning a new town hall for three years,” Wheatland Town Board President Brett Dawson told WAKC News Now.

Work to prepare the site—located across from the Steen Township Volunteer Fire Department at South Niblack Street and East Adams Street—began last year.

“We had to tear down some abandoned houses and remove trees,” Dawson said.

Once completed, the new town hall will house the water department and provide space for the street department, which currently doesn't have a building.

It will also include conference and meeting areas, as well as a remote office where Knox County Sheriff’s deputies can occasionally work.

Dawson emphasized the need for the new facility.

“The current town hall is very small. It doesn’t even have running water.”

Construction is expected to be finished by September 2025.

As work on the new town hall gets underway, another major project in Wheatland is nearing completion.

The town’s first-ever sewer treatment plant is expected to be finished later this summer.

According to Wheatland Deputy Clerk and Utilities Manager Erika Goble, a clean water test of the system is scheduled for next week.

Construction on the sewer treatment facility began in late 2023 after nearly two years of planning.

New sewer lines were installed and connected to homes throughout the town, replacing the previous septic system.

he facility is located on Main Street, where Wheatland’s old baseball field once stood.

The town was able to repurpose the former concession stand, which once served snacks during games, into a space that now houses the treatment facility’s electrical and computer systems.

Once both projects are completed, town officials plan to host open houses at the new town hall and sewer treatment facility, giving residents an opportunity to tour the new facilities and learn more about their operations.