Dalton Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee Reviews Sites for New Location

Committee members limited the number of properties for the feasibility study review to four but will include a provision in its request for quotes to have a price for evaluating additional properties if that becomes needed.

Lee Gets $1M Earmark for Public Safety Complex

On Wednesday, Congressman Richard Neal touted the allocation of Congressionally Direct Spending from the U.S. Department of Agriculture at town hall.

ARPA Funds Approved for Public Safety Feasibility Study

The Select Board voted to allocate $100,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act funds to fund a feasibility study for a proposed public safety facility.

Dalton Town Hall Lift Out of Order Until Fate of Police Station Determined

The Americans with Disabilities Act Committee has agreed to delay deciding on the Town Hall lift until more information is available about the future of the police station.

Presentation to Dalton Select Board for Public Safety Funding Request

The Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee is requesting a Special Town meeting to ask voters to approve allocating $100,000 for a feasibility study and grant writing.

Dalton Police Station Panel Asks for Study

The Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee agrees that the current police facility, located in the basement of the Town Hall, is inadequate.

Dalton Police Station and Hall Maintenance Update

Building and Grounds Superintendent Jeff Burch updated the board during the Select Board meeting on Monday on the work being done to improve the conditions of the Town Hall basement where the police station is located.

Dalton Police Station Gets Asbestos Abatement

Dalton Commits ARPA Funds Toward Police Station Repair, Design

The town needs to address safety issues within the police station, including plumbing, mold, ventilation, mice, water damage, heating, and cell damage.

Dalton Seeking Volunteers for Police Building Committee

The Select Board established the committee during its meeting on Monday night and emphasized the need for volunteers to serve on it.

Police Chief: Dalton Police Station in Dire Condition

Select Board members voted to freeze American Rescue Plan Act fund spending until the next meeting when Building and Grounds Superintendent Jeff Burch will have a better idea of the cost of repairs.

Temporary Quarters Ready for North Adams Police Department

There's a lobby for the public, separate offices for personnel, a sally port, men's and women's locker rooms, new lockups, climate control for the electronics, security for evidence, and a large training room with kitchenette with an eye toward community events. And lots and lots of space.

Lanesborough to Re-establish Public Safety Building Committee

On Tuesday, the panel voted to push the application deadline for a reinstated public safety building committee out for one week.

Lanesborough Voters Reject Police/Ambulance Station

Voters shot down a proposed $5.9 million public safety complex 139-214 on Thursday. They did approve nine other articles on the warrant, including accepting $150,000 from the Baker Hill Road District to purchase the land where the police and ambulance station would have been located.

Lanesborough Select Board Supports Public Safety Building Plan

The Select Board has endorsed the nearly $6 million public safety building proposal that is subject to a special town meeting on Thursday.

Lanesborough Finance Committee Supports Public Safety Building Article

On Tuesday the panel OKed applicable articles for the Special Town Meeting on March 9, one of which is to raise and appropriate, transfer, and/or borrow $5,989,100 for a new public safety complex at 405 South Main Street.

Lanesborough Officials Say 'Barriers' to Police Station at Mall

JMJ RE Holdings LLC and JMJ Holdings Corp., which will soon be taking the title of the mall, sent a letter to the board offering space for police and emergency medical services in its proposed cannabis campus.

Lanesborough Residents Query Public Safety Building Proposal at Public Hearing

Residents virtually queried planners on Tuesday at the first of three public hearings scheduled before a March 9 vote that will determine the fate of the proposed $5.9 million public safety building.

Lanesborough Police/Ambulance Building Estimated at $5.9M

The new estimated cost for the town's proposed combined police and ambulance facility is $5.9 million, which is lower than what the committee expected for the project.

North Adams Moving Police Station to Berkshire Plaza

Mayor Jennifer Macksey informed the City Council on Tuesday night that she had signed an agreement with Scarafoni & Associates, owner of the Berkshire Plaza, to relocate the police force temporarily to the building off Main Street.

New Designs for Lanesborough Police/Ambulance Building Reviewed

The Police Station Committee reviewed a new design proposal for the combined police and ambulance facility, with hopes that residents can vote on the project at the special town meeting in January.