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County rejects fixes for police-station oil tanks; city eyes above-ground tanks and $1.4M HVAC replacement
Summary
Westchester County found corrosion risk in two underground oil tanks at Peekskill's police station and rejected proposed fixes; DPW staff proposed temporary above-ground tanks at an updated estimated cost of roughly $50,000 plus removal, and said a full heat-pump HVAC replacement is in design at an estimated $1.4 million to come in one to two years.
Chris Gross, director of DPW, told the council that Westchester County inspection identified corrosion risk at two underground oil tanks serving the police station and rejected fixes that would allow leaving them in place. Gross said staff now proposes installing above-ground tanks as a temporary measure; updated research found freestanding tanks available for about $25,000 each and estimated total near $50,000 plus $5,000–$10,000 to remove the old tanks.
Gross said the city is designing a new electric heat-pump HVAC system for the police station and that design is roughly 80% complete; the HVAC project is currently estimated at about $1,400,000 and likely one to two years from construction. Council members asked whether tanks might be retained as redundant systems once heat pumps are installed; staff said ductwork and design choices may not allow the existing oil burner to remain in service and that the city will continue to evaluate options and cost implications.
