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Argyle staff outlines $12.5 million estimate for proposed police building, asks MDD to consider $375,000 toward next planning phase
Summary
Town staff described design and financing options for a proposed Don Mosier Law Enforcement Center and adjacent town plaza on a six‑acre town parcel, presenting a $1.5 million pre‑construction estimate and a rough $11.9–12.5 million total build cost; staff asked the Argyle Municipal Development District to consider contributing roughly $375,000 to
Argyle Municipal Development District members heard detailed planning and cost estimates July 1 for a proposed municipal complex — including the Don Mosier Law Enforcement Center and a public plaza — on six acres on the south side of U.S. 407.
Town Manager Mike Sims told the MDD that staff’s current “rough estimate” for pre‑construction — architecture, engineering and master‑planning — is about $1,500,000 and that an 8,000‑square‑foot building plus site work could place the total project in the $11.9 million to $12.5 million range. He said staff proposes covering half of the pre‑construction cost with a short two‑year borrow of $750,000, asking the Criminal Court/Police District and the MDD to each consider covering approximately one quarter of the pre‑construction total (about $375,000 each).
“The only thing the MDD’s being asked for at this time is to say…pre‑construction costs are going to be roughly…
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