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Consultants detail Torrington public-safety complex concept; estimate near $95 million
Summary
Silver Petrucelli presented facility-condition assessments and a consolidated public-safety complex concept for Torrington, proposing a maximum program of about 94,500 sq ft and a conceptual cost near $95 million; firm and staff warned many immediate code and ADA upgrades remain at existing stations.
Chris, a principal at Silver Petrucelli and Associates, presented a multi-building facility-condition assessment and a feasibility study for a consolidated public-safety complex that would house police, fire, dispatch and potentially EMS. "We were tasked to look at bringing fire headquarters, police headquarters, dispatch and EMS into one facility," he said, summarizing a maximum conceptual program of roughly 94,500 square feet.
The consultants walked the council through condition reports for the Torrington Police Station (originally a 1903 school, renovated in 1990) and the fire headquarters (c. 1980, renovated 2010). They identified code- and ADA-driven immediate needs (priority 1), medium-term renovations and mechanical/electrical systems at or near the end of their useful life. For the police station, the team noted site and accessibility problems, failing…
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