 Lanesborough Picks Information Panel for Public Safety ProposalOn Monday, the Select Board voted to form a public safety building informational outreach committee and re-appointed four members: Dean Clement, Daniel MacWhinnie, Mark Siegars, and Lisa Dachinger. Lanesborough Voters Will Be Presented 2 Police Station OptionsThe Select Board will present two public safety facility designs to voters— though one appears more feasible. Options for Lanesborough's Public Safety Building Coming SoonAt last year's annual town meeting, voters shot down a nearly $6 million proposal for a combined police and EMS facility. A new committee was established to bring forward a plan that resonates with the town. Fire Scrapped From Lanesborough Public Safety Building PlansThe chair of the Public Safety Building Committee updated the Select Board last week on the panel's progress after discovering that a fire station alone would cost $20 million and tabled from discussion. Lanesborough Police See 3-5 Years In 'Temporary' StationThe Police Department will likely be in its "temporary" location for three to five years and now wishes to expand the space. Lanesborough Public Safety Panel Explores VariablesThere are a lot of unknown variables that the committee is attempting to make clearer including the cost and scope of the project to the most feasible funding options available to them. Lanesborough Public Safety Committee May Offer Three Facility ProposalsThese include just a police station, a combined police and emergency medical services complex, and a complete facility with police, EMS, and the Fire Department. Lanesborough Public Safety Building Panel Mulls Next Steps After SurveyWith a couple hundred responses to a survey on the town's police and EMS facility needs, the Public Safety Building Committee is now looking at the best steps forward for proposals and funding. Lanesborough Public Safety Committee Holding Listening Session on SaturdayThe panel is holding a listening session during the Touch a Truck event at Lanesborough Elementary School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Lanesborough Re-Hires Designer for Police/EMS ProposalThe town has entered into another designer agreement with Jacunski Humes Architects LLC for a second go at a public safety building proposal. Lanesborough Public Safety Committee to Query Residents on Rejected ProposalThe Public Safety Building Committee wants to know specifics of why residents voted down the nearly $6 million dollar police and EMS complex in March. Lanesborough Police Station Site Needs Geotechnical SurveyA request that the town transfer $40,000 from the stabilization fund so the town can retain services from Jacunski Humes Architects will be added to the town meeting warrant for June 13. Lanesborough Creates New Public Safety Building CommitteeThe Select Board has established a new committee to try to solve its public safety building needs. |
