TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Plans to move Tallahassee\u2019s Police Station from Seventh Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd is still on track, according to the Chief of Police.<\/p>\n
Right now, construction is set to finish up in December of next year. <\/p>\n
The project was delayed one year, and the price went up by at least $80 million. But the good news is that Chief Lawrence Revel said the new price is locked in, and the new substantial completion date is on track.<\/p>\n
There are some new visible signs of construction at the Northwood Parcel off N Monroe St, which will be anchored by TPD\u2019s new headquarters.<\/p>\n
So far, almost all of the work has been underground, but structures are finally popping up<\/p>\n
\u201cOur biggest room right now holds about 40 people, and so we\u2019ll have one that\u2019ll hold 300 to 350 people so we can have our community events there. Plenty of parking, parking\u2019s not going to be a trouble. So it is going to be an amazing building that the community is just going to love, and certainly we will as well,\u201d said Chief Revell.<\/p>\n
City plans also call for a mobility hub, a pedestrian walkway, and a community\/arts district. While the specifics are still being hashed out, the chief said TPD will have four buildings of its own, and they\u2019re excited.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to have a museum in it that people can come in and tour the museum and see the history of the police department and buy police department memorabilia if they want books and those kinds of things,\u201d the chief said.<\/p>\n
The project was supposed to be completed this year, but is now set to be \u201csubstantially complete\u201d by December of 2026.<\/p>\n
TPD will move in shortly thereafter in 2027. Costs have risen by at least $49 million up to a max of $145 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd as much as that cost jumped, we are still holding our costs less than most other projects in the state.<\/p>\n
The new HQ will have an indoor gun range, allowing TPD to do most of their training on site versus traveling to a shared facility.<\/p>\n
One part of this site, the police department is really excited about, is a memorial for fallen officers. <\/p>\n
\u201dAnd so that ceremony is going to be amazing, but it\u2019s just a beautiful area right outside the building that pays tribute to those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice,” Chief Revell said.<\/p>\n
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