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Committee hears progress and delays on police substations, main station design and multiple fire-station projects
Summary
City staff told the Planning and Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 25 that police substations and fire‑station projects are moving forward though some sites remain temporary and the Port fire station faces funding and timing questions. The police headquarters schematic is being revised for workflow changes.
The Planning and Infrastructure Committee received updates Feb. 25 on multiple police substations, design work for a new main police station and several fire‑station projects, and members pressed staff for timing and funding clarity.
Committee members were told that temporary substations are opening while permanent sites move through bid and permitting steps. Staff said a temporary North Market substation opened the prior week and a move into a Sunset Acres location was targeted for the week of March 6. The West Monkhouse substation was reported ahead of schedule, with interior work under way and brick deliveries on site; staff said a July target date remains plausible for full occupancy.
“Things are going ahead of schedule,” a city staff member said of the Monkhouse substation. City staff also…
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