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Public Safety outlines 3 capital priorities: Special Teams facility, Rutland replacement and Shaftesbury planning
Summary
Department of Public Safety officials told the Institutions committee they are requesting bond funds to begin planning a consolidated Special Teams facility for USAR and HAZMAT assets, to advance schematic design for a replacement Rutland field station at Clarendon, and to start preliminary work on replacing the Shaftesbury barracks; this year’s request is for planning and design only.
Commissioner Jennifer Morrison told the Institutions committee on Jan. 29 that the Department of Public Safety’s top capital priority is a consolidated "Special Teams" facility to house urban search-and-rescue (USAR), hazardous materials (HAZMAT) equipment, and related special-equipment for the State Police, alongside a regional fire-safety office.
Morrison said the department currently stores specialized boats, shoring and pneumatic equipment, ATVs and other expensive assets at locations that are inadequate for long-term preservation and safety; much of that equipment is held in a VTrans District 5 garage that is not sprinklered and is poorly suited for the purpose, she said. "It is not sprinkled. So we have millions of dollars in assets that are, not sprinkled," Morrison said during the briefing.
Joe Adrian, director of design and construction with Building and General…
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