Date: Fri 13-Nov-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: STEVEB

Quick Words:

office-space-needs-options

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Newtown's Menu Of Options For Municipal Facilities

Option 1

Renovations and additions (6,000 square feet) to Edmond Town Hall. This adds

more space to the offices (first selectman, town clerk, tax assessor, etc)

that currently exist there.

Renovate Town Hall South, allowing for the return of land-use, building,

health, Parks and Rec, and other offices from Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Renovate upstairs for police. Demolish existing Hook & Ladder Fire Company

building. Build a 35,000-square-foot public safety building at a site in close

proximity to town hall.

Option 2

Renovations and additions (15,000 square feet) to Edmond Town Hall. This adds

even more space, allowing land-use, building, health, and Parks & Recreation

to move in. Town Hall South renovated to be used entirely by the police

department. Hook & Ladder building demolished with the construction of a new

14,000- square-foot structure, possibly at Fairfield Hills.

Option 3

Renovations and addition (12,000 square-feet) to Edmond Town Hall, allowing

Board of Education to move in. Renovations to Town Hall South. Demolish

existing Hook & Ladder building. Build a 35,000-square-foot public safety

facility.

Option 4

Renovations and additions (6,000 square feet) to Edmond Town Hall. Renovate

Town Hall South for police use only. Build a 12,000-square-foot town hall

annex at a site in close proximity to town hall. The facility would include

land-use, building, health, Parks and Rec, etc. Renovate existing Hook &

Ladder building.

Option 5

Renovate existing space at Edmond Town Hall for first selectman, finance and

board of managers offices only. Renovate Town Hall South for land-use and

building, but also for town clerk, tax assessor, probate court, etc. Demolish

the existing Hook & Ladder building. Build a 35,000-square-foot public safety

building at a site close to town hall.

Option 6

Same scenario as Option Five for Edmond Town and Town Hall South. Demolish

Hook & Ladder building. Build a new 20,000-square-foot police department.

Build new 15,000-square-foot fire department.

Option 7

Same scenario as Options Five & Six for Edmond Town Hall and Town Hall South.

Renovate the existing Hook & Ladder building. Build a new 20,000-square-foot

police department.

Option 8

Renovate Edmond Town Hall for first selectman, finance, board of managers

only. Renovate Town Hall South to be used entirely by police department.

Renovate existing Hook & Ladder building. Build new 20,000-square-foot town

hall annex, housing building, land-use, health, town clerk, tax assessor, tax

collector, etc.

Option 9

Renovate Edmond Town Hall for first selectman, finance, board of managers

only. Demolish Town Hall South. Build new 14,000-square-foot fire department.

Purchase and renovate the Gordon Fraser Building to be used by police,

land-use, building, health, town clerk, tax assessor, etc.

Option 10A

Renovate Edmond Town Hall for Parks and Rec, board of managers, human services

only. Renovate Town Hall South to be used entirely by police department. Build

new 15,000-square-foot Hook & Ladder fire department. Build new

25,000-square-foot town hall building to house first selectman, finance, town

clerk, land-use, building, etc. By adding another 7,000 square feet, Board of

Education could also be moved to this building

Option 10B

Renovate Edmond Town Hall for Parks and Rec, board of managers, human services

only. Renovate Town Hall South to be used entirely by police department. Build

new 15,000-square-foot Hook & Ladder fire department. Build new

32,000-square-foot town hall building to house first selectman, finance, town

clerk, land-use, building, etc. By adding another 7,000 square feet, Board of

Education could also be moved to this building.

Option 11

Renovate Edmond Town Hall for first selectman, finance, board of managers

only. Renovate Town Hall South to be used entirely by police department.

Demolish Hook & Ladder building. Renovate Watertown Hall to be used by

land-use, building, town clerk, tax collector, etc.

Option 12

Renovations and additions (22,500 square feet) to Edmond Town Hall, housing

all town offices. Renovate Town Hall South for police use only. Demolish

existing Hook & Ladder building. Build new 15,000-square-foot Hook & Ladder

building.