Saratoga Springs police present case for standalone station; estimates place total cost near $25 million

Saratoga Springs police leaders told the City Council on May 20 that the department’s facilities, technology and staffing have outgrown a roughly 9,000-square-foot footprint in the City Hall annex and argued the city should build a standalone police station near Lake and Maple avenues.

Chief Tyler McIntosh and Assistant Chief Eric Warfield presented a concept and past studies tracing the need back decades, and said a modern station is necessary for officer and public safety, operational efficiency and preservation of critical technology systems. “We we certainly appreciate the opportunity to continue the discussion regarding the the well overdue new police department facility,” McIntosh said.

The proposal shows a roughly 30,474 gross-square-foot building with a base construction estimate of about $15.2 million. After design contingencies, escalation and soft costs, police and consultants placed the total project estimate in the mid‑$20 million range; presenters cited roughly $24 million to $26 million as a planning figure. The department has spent about $33,000 on concept development to date and was…