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Hampton Township officials request $70,000 release for police station renovations
Summary
At the March 12 meeting, township staff asked the governing body to release $70,000 from capital funds to complete LED lighting upgrades and convert a small garage into an EMS day room at the police station; formal approval was not recorded in the transcript.
Hampton Township on March 12 heard a request to release $70,000 from the capital funds budget for renovations at the township police station, including LED lighting upgrades and converting a small garage into an EMS day room.
The request, presented during the public safety portion of the meeting, described two projects: an interior lighting conversion from fluorescent to LED and the conversion of a small garage into a day room that would serve EMS while they occupy the building and later provide office space for the police department. "This is a request to release 70,000 for the police station renovations under the capital funds budget," the presenter said.
The presenter outlined line-item costs for the lighting work: materials quoted at $14,006.50 and installation at $17,800, totaling $31,806.50. For the EMS day room, Diltz Enterprise was listed for construction at $31,448 and Shawl Flooring about $1,000, together about $32,448. The presenter said the sum of those items came to $64,254.50 and that the $70,000 request included roughly an 8–10% contingency to cover uncertainties with electrical work and garage removal.
Officials asked whether EMS had weighed in on the intended changes; the presenter replied that four people, including the chief and EMS, had met and agreed on the plan. One board member noted that although the request exceeded the $60,000 budgeted amount, capital improvement fund savings from other projects made the increase affordable.
The transcript records the request and discussion but does not record a motion, a second, or a vote on the release of funds. The item therefore appears as a staff request on the record rather than a completed board authorization.
