Public Safety Building to Undergo Some Changes

If you plan on heading to the over the next six months, expect some changes.

The Public Safety building will be going through some renovations. According to Meg White in the town’s engineering office, the building is currently in the second phase of the project. The first was improving the outside of the building.

“Now we’re going to replace the HVAC systems, replace the locker rooms and make the building ADA [American with Disabilities Act) compliant,” White said.

After the police department side is completed, the construction will move to the . According to White, she hopes to have the project completed by next spring.

In the meantime, residents looking to get documents, accident reports and police records will need to head to the trailer in the back of the building, along Winchester Place.

According to White, for the time-being, residents can still go into the police station and they will be escorted to the back of the building, where the trailers are located. But as the project goes on, White said that one of the improvements will require removing the stairwell leading upstairs, at which time, residents will no longer be allowed inside the building.

“We’re going to make sure everything’s working properly before we leave,” White said. “The shift commander will still be in the community room, and residents who come in can either have their question answered or be sent to the back. There will always be a presence in the building.”

The renovation of the public safety building is expected to last 12 months, but according to White, the police station should be done in four months, with the fire station taking the remaining eight months.