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Temple Terrace council authorizes due diligence for combined police and fire complex, eyes up to $50 million bond
Summary
City Council voted to pursue due diligence and place a general-obligation bond (up to $50M) on an August primary ballot to fund a combined police headquarters and Fire Station 3 on a 5-acre site acquired in 2024; staff cited rising response times and estimated combined construction costs in the tens of millions.
Temple Terrace City Council on Feb. 3 authorized staff to proceed with due diligence on a proposed combined police station and Fire Station 3 on a five-acre site at 7911 Harney Road and to seek voter approval for a general-obligation bond not to exceed $50 million. City officials said the project would be placed on an upcoming August primary ballot unless the council directs otherwise.
City Manager (first identified in the meeting transcript) told council the 5-acre parcel was purchased in 2024 for $1,600,000 from Rollison Ranch sale proceeds and could support both a new police headquarters and a fire station. He said the city’s police operation still occupies roughly an 11,000-square-foot footprint dating to the late 1970s while the department has grown; the department had 26 sworn officers in 1982 and now has 57 sworn officers and…
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