DALTON, Mass. — The lot next to the Senior Center, the old Dalton High, is a viable location out of the four assessed for the proposed police facility, but it's not without challenges. 

 

The site assessment by Brian Humes, owner of Jacunski Humes Architects LLC of Berlin, Conn., showed that the lot had the highest ranking of the four submitted for study. 

 

"This is a first introduction into what we've looked at, how we've looked at it, how we come about with our recommendations, and then a further conversation as to whether this satisfies your site investigations, or whether you feel we need to do something further with these site recommendations," Humes said. 

 

The board can also decide whether they want Humes to assess another property. 

 

Although the town has not made a decision yet, it will eventually select a site for Humes to apply a schematic design solution.

 

"That's getting ahead, because we're not at that point yet but whatever site you instruct me to now go further with, I will be able to draw floor plans, draw site plans, and those would all be specific to the site that you then say is the recommended site," he said. 

 

Humes emphasized that the assessment has limitations. He noted that his work was restricted to the four sites provided by the Public Safety Advisory Committee.