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Lock Haven council authorizes solicitation of bids for new police station contingent on USDA approval
Summary
Council granted permission to advertise for bids on a planned two-story police station after staff described secured grant funding and a remaining local funding plan; the vote passed after members debated costs, timing and design details.
A majority of the Lock Haven City Council voted to authorize staff to solicit bids for a new police station, contingent on federal (USDA) approval of final bidding documents.
City planning staff told council the project, started in 2023, has secured $500,000 from a local share account and $1,000,000 from a senator's appropriation funneled through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Staff said bidding documents were completed Nov. 20 and are under USDA review and that construction is expected to begin in spring 2026 if federal approvals and weather permit. The planner asked council for…
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