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Auburn narrows public‑safety facility design; staff ask council to authorize up to $43 million in bonding
Summary
City staff presented an updated site plan, programming and an adjusted project cost ($42.59M after grants and savings) for the proposed combined police–fire facility at 550 Minot Avenue and requested council authorization to bond up to $43 million while value‑engineering and contingency decisions continue.
City officials presented an updated 50% design and a revised costing for Auburn’s proposed combined public‑safety facility on Nov. 17, and asked the council to authorize bonding up to $43 million to preserve scheduling and contingency room while final design and value engineering proceed.
The project as shown would consolidate police and fire operations at 550 Minot Avenue and include a two‑story main public‑safety building with a single‑story apparatus bay, a separate police asset/rolling‑stock storage building and a modular fire training/burn structure. "We want a secure police section, a secure fire section, and a public section in the middle," said Andy Highland of Port City Architecture while walking the council through layout and circulation for apparatus,…
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