The Town of Hinesburg is moving ahead with its proposed public safety building complex in the center of the village.
Hinesburg — The Town of Hinesburg is moving ahead with its proposed public safety building complex in the center of the village.
Town officials will include an article to be voted on Town Meeting Day to fund a public safety facility and community park, according to Rocky Martin, buildings and facilities director.
The $2.9 million bond will be voted by Australian ballot on Town Meeting Day, March 6, Martin said.
The project, on a site in the village center, project proposes to expand the fire station, include the police station in the same building, add acommunity room, and include work on a community park. The site would also accomodate a bus stop for the new Route 116 CCTA/ACTR commuter as well as a park and ride area.
“For many years, Hinesburg has considered the need for additional Fire and Police facilities,” Martin said.
The 2000 Town Report stated: “Both the Hinesburg Community Police Department and Volunteer Fire Department have outgrown their existing facilities.”
As it stands now, Martin said, the proposed public safety facility totals approximately 14,000 square feet.
“Fire Department vehicles will be housed on the east side facing Route 116. Currently the fire department houses five trucks at the station and an emergency response vehicle at the old fire station. The proposed building will have six bays on Route 116, providing centralized space for all six current fire department vehicles with storage space at the rear of each bay,” he said.
Martin said space is planned for EMT quarters in the existing fire station area.
“These quarters might be utilized at no cost to the town by college students in EMT training in the near term,” he said. “The police department and its garage space would be located at the southwest corner of the expanded building.”
The adjacent community park is the likely choice for the bus stop and park and ride area. It would also accomodate a new location for the farmers market, include a playground, and place for a community garden.
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