A $10.7 million shiny new Fishers Police Headquarters building could be ready for occupancy a little over a year from now, following action by the Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety.  Board members approved a resolution allowing the city to enter into a public-private partnership agreement with the Hagerman Group, during its regular Monday meeeting.

The new parking garage, to be partially used by the police department, is already under construction.  The new police headquarters structure will be 48,000 square feet, compared to the current headquarters building which contains 24,000 square feet of space.

Hagerman constructs the garage and new building, the city will then purchase the facilities from Hagerman under this agreement.

A public hearing was required under law, but no one chose to speak.

In other Board of Works actions, all the following were approved:

–Purchase of an Emergency Response Team vehicle, using forfeiture money taken by the police department.  Mayor Fadness described this as “more civilian-like” than other emergency response vehicles used by other local law enforcement agencies.

–Early payment for the 116th Street Pedestrian Improvement Project, extending from Allisonville Road to I-69.

–Amend and extend the Landscape Maintenance Contract
entered into between the City of Fishers and Brightview Landscape.