New Albany redevelopment moves forward with firehouse, police buildings | News

NEW ALBANY — The City of New Albany is relocating ahead with the development of a new firehouse and prospective new law enforcement headquarters following the New Albany Redevelopment Fee meeting Tuesday.

The fee passed a resolution approving $1 million of American Rescue Plan (ARP) money for the building of a new firehouse to swap the fire station at 1709 Twin Oaks Travel.

The Twin Oaks Drive station will relocate down the highway to a new firehouse on 2557 Charlestown Road.

The land that the new firehouse will be on was bought all around the similar time as the Colonial Manor job, claimed Josh Staten, financial development and redevelopment director.

“That part of town has been a enormous concentrate for us, and when we obtained the web-site we realized, ‘Hey, we received an prospect right here to raise general public security all through the location, to refresh that firehouse,’” Staten said.

Staten said that about 10% of the city life a tiny around half a mile from the Twin Oaks hearth station, so they are psyched to keep on this project in the spot.

The firefighters will stay at the Twin Oaks site until building of the new firehouse is finished.

“It’s likely to be far more vitality economical, it is heading to be more fashionable, it’s gonna allow for them to far better do their career. They’ve played these types of a large job in the heritage of this metropolis but also in the course of the pandemic,” Staten claimed.

New Albany Fireplace Main Matthew Juliot pointed out at the assembly that the current station was created in the early 1960s and they are just observing a lot of maintenance and mechanical issues with the constructing.

Juliot mentioned there has been a nationwide challenge obtaining firefighters. In its very last testing cycle, he said that they had about 70 candidates but only about 40 of individuals applicants confirmed up to take the take a look at.

“It’s a risky occupation and at any time that you’re searching at it possessing a excellent facility, very good machines will make a major difference in recruiting I’m sure,” mentioned redevelopment commission member Adam Dickey.

In November, the redevelopment fee employed GM Growth Businesses, LLC for a scoping period of time.

Along with the money, on Tuesday the redevelopment commission accepted a resolution letting the progress firm to move forward with building.

The whole firehouse venture is anticipated to cost a very little about $3.5 million, which include the $1 million of ARP resources.

Staten explained that the town is doing the job on putting jointly a financing venture that ought to be presented to the redevelopment fee quickly.

The town also accepted a request for proposal (RFP) from GM Enhancement to start doing the job on the new law enforcement department.

GM Improvement will start out doing work with the city and architect firm Axis for the scoping component of the challenge.

Staten said that the New Albany Metropolis Council will have to make the ultimate determination about setting up the new facility. He claimed that the principal aspect in receiving the new making accepted is the financial part of it.

GM Advancement will have to compile building, supplies, labor and other fees all through the scoping section in advance of a price for the overall job will be believed, Staten reported.

The metropolis began discussing shifting the law enforcement department to a new location very last yr, following the Floyd County Making Authority advised relocating the police office out of the Frank C. Denzinger Felony Justice Setting up.

The advice was a single alternative the developing authority offered to the Floyd County Commissioners to make home for all of the county’s judicial capabilities in the City-County Making.

The county under no circumstances created an official final decision about the criminal justice constructing, which they possess.