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City officials weigh options as old police facility sinks; police relocation and community-center reuse discussed
Summary
City staff reported that the former police station has sustained foundation damage and is sinking; officials outlined efforts to evaluate repair costs, pursue purchase of alternative sites for a new police facility, and reuse space at the community center once the department relocates.
A city staff member told the Newport City Council that the old police department building has continued to sink and that a recent inspection found “substantial damage due to the foundation shifting and sinking.” The staff member said the city does not yet have a cost estimate for stabilizing or repairing the building and that an appraisal of the building’s pre-event value is still pending.
The staff member said contractors and inspectors were slow to respond over the holidays but that evaluations…
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