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Public Works proposes remodel at 2405 Garraway to centralize engineering and expand traffic center; council prefers to wait

Pocatello City Council · December 11, 2025
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Summary

Public Works proposed converting 2405 Garraway to an expanded engineering suite and traffic operations center; council members urged pausing major decisions until city hall RFQ results and incoming council/mayor, while the mayor directed moving WPC and water engineers back to their utilities to reduce funding risk.

Tom Kirkman, public works director, presented a proposed remodel of the Public Works building at 2405 Garraway that would create a new engineering suite (about 10 offices plus cubicles and conference space), expand the traffic operations center, and provide space for training simulators. Kirkman said the facility was purchased in 2018, currently houses roughly 100 employees, and that the proposed work would not add building footprint but would…

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