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Vernon Hills moves forward with $32.5M police facility plan, awards design contract to FGM
Summary
The Village of Vernon Hills approved Ordinance 2025‑117 on Oct. 7 to award FGM Architects a professional services contract (not to exceed $1,720,500) to design additions and renovations to the police facility and approved a CIP budget amendment to fund near‑term design spending.
The Vernon Hills Village Board on Oct. 7 approved an agreement with FGM Architects to provide design services for a police station additions and renovations project and amended the capital improvement program to fund current-year design work.
Director Veneta outlined a multi-step plan based on a space needs analysis that identified an optimal police campus size of roughly 62,000 square feet compared with the existing approximately 39,000 square feet across two neighboring buildings. FGM’s conceptual plan connects the two village-owned buildings at 740 and 754 Lakeview Parkway, adds space to meet public‑facing and operational needs,…
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