The proposal calls for a new 21,000-square-foot station to be built behind the existing Town Building/Police Station on Main Street.
One of the holding cells for men at the Palmer police station.PALMER — Residents will have the opportunity to vote on a $7.4 million debt exclusion for a new police station at the June 12 election, and the police chief is offering tours to anyone who wants to see the current conditions that his officers work under.
Police Chief Robert P. Frydryk said they can make an appointment by calling his assistant, Tammy Piechota, at (413) 283-3554, ext. 113.
The proposal calls for a new 21,000-square-foot station to be built behind the existing Town Building/Police Station on Main Street.
Town officials and police have long made the case for a new station. The current facility, built in 1964, is small, outdated and plagued with mold problems in the basement, where evidence is kept.
The current building is 2,000 square-feet, and what was supposed to be a temporary trailer that was added a decade ago accounts for 900-square-feet of that space.