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McMinnville aldermen discuss police station options, agree to update AEI contract and hold workshop
Summary
The board reviewed options for a permanent police facility — selling city-owned properties, remodeling 202 Bell Street, or constructing new — and asked staff to bring an updated contract for AEI architects and to convene a workshop to compare retrofit and new-construction costs.
The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a wide-ranging discussion about options for a permanent McMinnville Police Department facility and agreed to pursue an updated contract with AEI architects to produce current cost information and to schedule a workshop to evaluate options.
City staff framed the issue as a long-term project that could be funded, in part, by city property sales. Nolan (city staff) told the board the Pacesetter property purchased previously could be worth an estimated $1 million to $1.5 million based on unofficial assessments, and that selling city hall could potentially net several million dollars (the $7 million figure discussed was described as an…
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