Poulsbo Police Department Moving to New City Hall
By Admin
This Kitsap Sun article details the April decision to move Poulsbo’s Police Department to the new City Hall.
It was more than 20 years ago that the Poulsbo Police Department moved out of city hall and down the street two-tenths of a mile into a doctor’s office built in the 1950s.
If all goes as planned, by mid-September the police will move back into city hall, this time at 200 Moe Street.
“Having the police department here, having the courts here, having the building fully utilized is the best use of the space,” Councilman Jeff Bauman said of the decision to return the police to city hall.
The council unanimously approved the move Wednesday night. With the approval also comes authorization for the city’s Department of Public Works to request proposals from contractors to modify ground-floor and third-floor office spaces to accommodate the additional staff.
The total cost of the modifications is estimated at around $200,000, possibly less, said Public Works Director Barry Loveless. The money will come from a remaining line of credit the city took out to build the facility.
Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/apr/21/poulsbo-police-headed-back-to-city-hall/#ixzz1NfQw1VZP
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