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Pitkin County outlines $8.8M regional dispatch center at Station 42, explores staff housing options
Summary
County staff and partners described progress on a purpose-built 9-1-1 dispatch center at Roaring Fork Fire Station 42, a three-phase $8.8 million project with an operations floor, decompression wellness space and potential off-site housing options for dispatch staff; the board asked staff to pursue IGAs and funding steps.
Pitkin County officials presented design and financing details on Jan. 6 for a new regional 9-1-1 dispatch center at Roaring Fork Fire Station 42 that will occupy the entire second floor of a station redevelopment and is budgeted at about $8.8 million.
Project manager Jeff Krueger said the dispatch component comprises roughly 4,200 square feet on the second floor plus supporting vertical circulation and first-floor telecommunications rooms. “One of the bigger areas is that we’re increasing operational space,” Krueger said, noting the current North 40 facility supports five consoles while the new operations floor will support eight consoles and room for future growth.
Krueger described a three-phase schedule: Phase 1 (core and shell; exterior/roof/utilities) is nearly complete and expected to…
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