Police Chief Updates Plans Before Vote
Urges passage of addition to station
Tara Vocino
News Correspondent
TEMPLETON
Police Chief Michael R. Bennett brought the Board of Selectmen up to
speed on the final design of the addition he’s proposed for the police
station.
The design proposal will be distributed throughout
public areas, including the Police Department and library, so that
residents can get an overview of what the renovations will look like, if
it passes at Town Meeting Nov. 9.
It would feature a new cell,
in combination with the cell currently under construction, to increase
the cell count from zero to two. The overall building size would be
increased from 2,325 square feet to 6,150 square feet. The exterior of
the station and the materials used would fit comfortably into
Templeton’s traditional New England town center.
“It is designed
to be economically and fiscally responsible to the residents,” Mr.
Bennett said. “It’s more contemporary to go with the historic common.
We’re looking for something that’s adequate. There’s nothing extravagant
in this plan. We need the basic, simple necessities to get the job
done.”
The cost is estimated to be about $1 million. The
Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion tax override will be voted on at a town
meeting Nov. 9 and a town election Dec. 8.
Mr. Bennett said it would triple the size of the current station.
According
to Mr. Bennett, if the police station addition is approved at the town
meeting and election, construction will begin two years before the
elementary school, scheduled for 2018, and would be paid off before
payments would begin on a new school.
See Police Department renovations for plans
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