Trustees Taking Next Steps with Facilities Upgrades
Following a work session on June 17, Pierce Township Trustees have decided to focus on a facilities plan which would include renovations and new facilities.
Brandstetter Carroll Engineers & Architects presented four different scenarios to address the needs of township departments.
The different scenarios can be seen below:
Ultimately, the trustees decided to move forward with scenario 3.
This plan calls for renovations to the existing Locust Corner facility, which would have a satellite fire station and administration space.
The township would also construct a new police and fire building on the vacant lot located on the corner of Maple and Oak Streets (near the Amelia Branch Library).
The estimated price tag for this scenario is $17,821,219. That number represents the combined cost of the renovation ($5,428,313) and the new building ($12,392,906).
Now the focus turns to paying for these projects. It will be up for discussion at the next Regular Meeting by the Board of Trustees on July 10.