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Police chief urges new station and better secure access; council discusses emergency ramp, dispatch and siren upgrades
Summary
The police chief told council the current station is more than 40 years old, lacks space for modern technology and secure parking and that the city should plan for a replacement; staff also discussed an emergency ramp off I‑77 to speed responses, upgrading siren activation to 800 MHz and possible dispatch changes.
Chief Butler told council the police facility is over 40 years old and strained by modern technology and staffing needs. He said the building lacks adequate interview rooms, locker space and protected parking and that the department routinely repurposes rooms for multiple uses. “This structure cannot hold…keep up with the technological improvements that we keep trying to do,” he said.
The chief and other staff described specific technology pressures: evidence and body-camera uploads, cameras and servers, new taser systems that…
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