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County weighs $25 million safety-center ask, orders site assessment ahead of special-purpose tax talks
Summary
Albany County commissioners heard a sheriff’s office update on a possible joint public safety center, ACDC detention-center expansion and related equipment needs tied to a potential special-purpose tax; a consultant has been hired to complete a three-month site and space assessment.
Sheriff (name not specified) told Albany County commissioners that a consultant has been hired and will be onsite next week to conduct a space and site assessment for a potential consolidated public safety center and related detention-center upgrades, part of an anticipated special-purpose tax request. “That company has been hired, and will be on-site next week to start their process,” the sheriff said.
The sheriff described an early county ask of about $25,000,000 for an ACDC expansion and said the site study will examine needs for the sheriff’s office, Laramie Police Department and Laramie Fire Department and evaluate potential sites, including the block near the detention center between Grand and Ivan streets. “The idea for it is that it would consolidate all of our public safety offices into 1 place,” the sheriff said.
The assessment is expected to be completed in roughly three months, with a…
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