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Council directs bids for interim HVAC fixes as long-term police facility options remain open
Summary
Facing major HVAC and roofing uncertainties at the current police building, the council directed staff to solicit bids for repairs to heating and air systems to keep operations running while continuing to search for suitable replacement properties or funding to build a new facility.
Council members agreed the police department needs a reliable, functioning heating and air system while longer-term facility planning continues. The Chair instructed staff to open a formal bid process to address heating and air problems so the department can operate reliably in the near term.
Agency official (speaker 6) described the building's current HVAC state: one thermostat running the entire building, large temperature differences between ends of the structure, and failing AC units. He estimated $40,000 to $50,000 to restore heating efficiency and roughly $8,000'$10,000 per AC unit, noting that local contractors lacked sufficient bonding for a project of the building's scale. "We don't have AC in that building," he said, urging the council to address climate control as an operational priority.
Council members framed the bid process as an interim, not final, solution: they said they did not want a top-of-the-line installation but rather a dependable system to avoid repeated short-term fixes while the town explores capital options such as a sales-tax-funded new facility.
