Selectmens Presentation August 2016

August 23, 2016

To the Board of Selectmen

On August 17, 2016 the Police Facility Building Committee voted to accept the proposed site layout and building floorplan as presented by the respective sub-committees.  The acceptance of these preliminary designs was the result of considerable interaction between committee members and the design firm of Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc.  Additionally, extensive coordination between this committee and the Bourne Wastewater advisory committee led to the proposed site layout to be presented this evening.

Our committee struggled to propose a building that meets the current and future needs of the department and the community, while being concerned as to the overall cost.  The project we are proposing has an approximate cost of $17,500,000 (17.5 million).  While this is a large amount, it represents what is necessary to build and equip a police department to serve a community the size of Bourne.  The building proposed will have the ability to grow with the community into the future.  Police functions occurring within the station will have space available to grow with the department staffing levels, as well as expected an increase in demands for service.

In 2009 the Cecil Group prepared a Municipal Facilities Plan for the Capital Outlay Committee.  In that report, the police station replacement was at the top of the list to be replaced.  The report stated that “the Bourne Police Station is in poor condition, has critical space needs, and is restricted from receiving certain Federal funds because it is located with a flood plan.”  The Police Facility Building Committee now asks that the Board of Selectmen support the placement of an article in the Special Town meeting to be held this October, as well as placing the necessary debt exclusion question before the voters in December.  The committee thanks the Board of Selectmen for your continued attention and interest to this project.

Charles K Noyes

Chairperson