HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 06-18 Maplewood police expansion project makes progress MAPLEWOOD REVIEW Maplewood police expansion
project makes progress
A few construction totaling out at an additional$17,000.
Changes to the lobby,however,are
changes won't affect far from over,and work on a service
center is still underway.
construction process "It's going to give the officers what
they needed to do their work better,"
As work in the Maplewood police said Maplewood Mayor Nora Slawik.
station at City Hall continues,prog- "I recently went on a ride-along and I
Less is being made,but not without have a new appreciation for the police
some updates.The city council recently department.It was pretty wild."
approved some small modifications to The added space,according to Slawik,
the construction agreement that won't will include extra areas where com-
have any effect on the expected date of Purer forensics can take place,extend
completion on the project. the police locker room area,and also
The most expensive of the changes see a few changes to the police lobby
include flooring changes that will area.
"It's such a growing part of investi-
run for over$41,000.The carpeting
will instead become concrete,and the gations,whether it's Facebook or any-
doors will be changed to wood.The thing else,"Maplewood Police Chief
exterior doors will have changes.Alto- Paul Schnell said of the technologi-
gether,that comes to a total of just over cal updates. "The overall expansion
$17,000.The new lobby work removes included a small forensics lab where
about$41,000 from the original budget computers and other types of technol-
plan.In other words, the only added ogy can be examined."
costs will come from the door changes,
JUN 1 8 Y014 —Tim Faklis