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Council weighs three options for a new police headquarters, staff favors due diligence on 1200 Jadwin
Summary
Council heard options for replacing the aging police station: two new-build sites (former City Hall and Queensgate) and a purchase/rehab of the 1200 Jadwin building. Staff estimates $45M cash available and shortfalls ranging from about $4M (Jadwin) to $16M–$50M depending on site and add-ons.
Richland City Council members spent a substantial portion of the workshop evaluating three options to replace the city’s undersized police headquarters and discussed funding scenarios, operational needs and site trade-offs.
The options and why they matter: Staff presented two new-build options—the former City Hall site and a Queensgate site—and one acquisition/rehab option, the 1200 Jadwin building. Programmatic space planning by Rice Fergus Miller produced an approximate target program of 52,750 square feet to address modern policing needs; the existing…
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