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The FPC has made presentations about the proposed police station addition/renovation to the Board of Selectmen, the Budget Committee, and the Energy Committee. The Selectmen and Budget Committee have approved the project, and the Energy committee has endorsed the energy efficient design of the project.A few initial details about the proposal:
After the addition to the station and renovation of the existing space, the police station will have approximately 11,800 square feet of space. Approximately 800 square feet of that space will used for multipurpose meeting rooms which can be used by the general public when it is not being used by the police department for training.
The project will relieve some major space problems that have existed in the existing station for over 10 years, particularly when it comes to evidence and equipment storage and access.
It will bring the police station up to national police standards, providing better safety for police department personnel, detainees, and the general public.
It will eliminate the need for the town to rent storage trailers for evidence and department equipment.
The heating, cooling, and ventilation systems will use state of the art geothermal technology, eliminating the use of oil for heating and greatly reducing the costs to cool the building. High R-value insulation in the walls and attic space will greatly reduce the demand for heating and cooling, which in turn will reduce the operating costs of the new facility.
The not-to-exceed cost of the project is $1.58 million, with $1.2 million to be raised via a bond, and the remaining $380,000 to come from the town's undesignated funds balance.
There are a number of documents and drawings for the project available for viewing and downloading. We've also included links to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Rarely Asked Questions (RAQ), and a PowerPoint presentation outlining reasons for and the benefits of the Police Station addition and renovation. (The PowerPoint presentation is a large file, about 5.5MB, so it may take a while to download depending upon your connection speed to the Internet.)
If anyone has questions, they may ask them by using the comment section of this blog, or by e-mailing the Facilities Planning Committee at: fpc@tarnover.us
2 comments:
Have you considered utilizing the existing building on Sawmill Road, originally built for the US Postal Service?
It would appear to me that the first floor could be slightly modified to meet the needs of the Police Department, as well as two-floor addition to the rear of the building. The first floor of the addition could be for sally ports, booking room, and a patrol room; second floor for additional office space.
The location also provides quick access to most of the town.
It doesn’t make sense to me why we would add-on to a building with existing problems. I wonder if we could utilize the building on Sawmill Road at the same cost of the expansion, and gain the use of the original Police Department for other town departments. The Police Department, a 24/7 agency, would also not have to deal with construction while operating.
Please see our response here:
http://gpfpc.blogspot.com/2009/01/answer-to-query.html
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