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Beach plans new police station
Colonial Beach hopes to build new police station in first phase of $7.5 million municipal complex
Date published: 8/5/2008
BY FRANK DELANO Colonial Beach officials are preparing an application for a federal grant to build a $1.5 million headquarters for the town's police force. The new police building could be the first phase of a three-story, $7.5 million municipal complex on an eight-acre lot between Colonial Avenue and Monroe Bay, a design firm told the Town Council last week. The town's Department of Public Works occupied the property until it moved this year into new quarters at the wastewater-treatment plant. Police Chief Chris Hawk-ins said he hoped the town could submit a grant application this month to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Town Manager Timothy Krawczel said the final application would be presented to the Town Council before submission to DHS. "We need all the help we can get," Mayor Fred Rummage said. The town's police force is presently based in a former firehouse built in the 1940s on Irving Avenue. The 2,500-square building lacks parking, accessibility for disabled persons and space for dispatchers, officer work stations, meetings and storage, said Carol Rizzio of Land Studio PC, a Norfolk design firm. Rizzio told the council last week that the Police Department needs about 4,500 square feet of office space, 20 police parking spaces and 10 public parking spaces. Rizzio said a three-story, 15,000-square-foot municipal building could be added later. A new municipal building would provide roomier quarters for all town departments, including the School Board and the chamber of commerce, she said. In addition to the new buildings and parking, Rizzio said, the site could contain walking trails and a park on Monroe Bay. In other business Thursday night, council granted Lennar Homes a six-month extension to file a site plan for the stalled 913-unit Potomac Crossing development. Council also agreed to consider in September a $100 decal fee for boats docked in Colonial Beach. Frank Delano: 804/333-3834
Date published: 8/5/2008
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