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Keller Inc. Presents Space-Needs Study; Board Narrows Direction: Police/Admin at Hartbrook, Fire at Longstreet
Summary
Keller Inc. presented a space-needs and site-options study for police, fire and village administrative facilities. Trustees generally favored locating police and village administration at Hartbrook Park and moving fire functions to Longstreet, and asked staff and consultants to proceed to construction documents if that direction holds.
Keller Inc. presented results of a municipal space-needs study and a set of site-and-floor-plan options for the Village of Hartland’s police, fire and village-administration needs.
Consultants reviewed multiple options, including renovating the Longstreet fire station with additions, replacing it with a ground-up fire facility on Longstreet, and a combined police/village-administration building at Hartbrook Park. Keller summarized probable budgets: a ground-up police and village-administration building at Hartbrook was estimated roughly in the $17–20 million range; remodeling the Longstreet fire station was estimated near $6–7.5 million while a ground-up Longstreet fire station option ranged about $8–9.5 million. A separate gym component previously discussed (approximately 15,500 sq. ft.) would add an estimated $5–7 million if included.
Consultants reminded trustees that remodeling existing structures often uncovers legacy construction and utility work (sanitary, storm and mechanical systems) that can increase costs; several trustees said that uncertainty reduced the appeal of heavy remodels and favored the predictability of ground-up construction. Keller recommended that, if the board wanted to proceed, the next major step would be a contract to prepare construction documents; consultants estimated those documents would take roughly five to six months and put a likely bid window in early 2026.
Board members asked for more detail on multiple topics: how a Hartbrook site plan would affect existing ball fields and park infrastructure, whether a two-story option might preserve a ball field footprint, sanitary and storm utility conflicts under proposed footprints, parking and apparatus access for fire vehicles, and the long-term flexibility of each option. Trustees asked staff to consult park-board members about potential ball-field relocation options and to present cost scenarios (including two-story options and potential ball-field relocation costs) at a follow-up meeting.
Ending note: Trustees indicated general comfort with the Hartbrook police/admin and Longstreet fire direction and asked staff and consultants to return with construction-document timelines, more detailed cost ranges and options for preserving or relocating park fields before a final decision.
