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Kenai council reviews options to fix or relocate public safety facilities, with costs ranging from $4M to $30M
Summary
Architects presented four concepts for Kenai's public safety facilities: heavy renovation of the 1973 building (up to about $19.5M), lighter retrofit (~$4M), renovating the Challenger Learning Center for police or fire (roughly $7.8M'$10.8M), or building new (about $30M). Council asked for site assessments and timeline estimates.
KNA Design Studios principal architect Chris Parker told the Kenai City Council on April 1 that the city has multiple order-of-magnitude options for its aging public safety facilities, with costs and operational trade-offs that will shape any next steps. "The facility was built in '73," Parker said, noting widespread systems failures and asbestos that drive renovation costs.
The options Parker outlined included: an intensive renovation of the existing fire and police station (estimated around $19.5 million for a full remodel that could include partial demolition); a lighter retrofit to use the old building for non-apparatus office functions (roughly $4.0 million); selective renovation and additions to the Challenger Learning Center…
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