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Ferris said. “It will be an attractive building, a user-friendly building, but it’ll also be safe for employees to work in and designed accordingly.” Interior features include a public lobby, shared conference rooms for the two departments, workout spaces, a large technology-equipped training center that can be divided into smaller classrooms and large break rooms. Ferris said amenities were deter- mined through feedback from both police and re departments. The public safety center sends a mes- sage that Lewisville values its police and re administrations, Ferris said. “It’s a very high need for police and re services in our city, and we want to equip them to provide that to the citizens in a progressive, aesthetically pleasing way,” he said. “We want to represent to the community that we’re very proud of this, and here’s our build- ing, but provide an e cient, safe place for them to work that will last through the decades.”
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on residents’ property tax rates. The project was originally estimated to cost $96.7 million; however, cost esca- lation and a scope increase raised the estimated cost to $125 million. Deputy City Manager Eric Ferris said the city is working to decrease costs, and the overage will be covered through fund- ing mechanisms such as capital proj- ects or fund reserves. The Central Fire Station was origi- nally built in 1975 and the police depart- ment in 1984. Both were expanded in 1997. Instead of adding on to facilities or relocating, a decision was made by city o cials to build a shared facility, Ferris said. “It was really key to be somewhere in the heart of the city for both [depart- ments],” he said. The 116,000-square-foot complex will be more than three times the size of Lewisville’s existing police and re buildings. A 4 1/2-deck parking garage will provide secure parking for re and police personnel. The exterior will feature a courtyard and balconies. “It’ll be a community cornerstone,”
The public safety center will house re and police o cials. The ground breaking was scheduled for Jan. 20. (Rendering courtesy city of Lewisville)
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Public Safety Center 188 N. Valley Parkway.
The new public safety center will be three times the size of the current police and re facilities. 116,000 409 $125M LATE 2024 square feet police and re personnel projected cost completion date
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