Andover Public Safety Center
1999 The original proposal for the Andover Public Safety Center included plans to improvement or rebuild other plant and facilities, public works buildings and the West Andover Fire Station. Selectman decided to withdraw these and focus on only a Safety Center. On Monday, April 26, 1999 the Andover townspeople approved Article 16 to approve a $12.9 million dollar proposal for a new Safety Center.
See
- "Selectmen Eliminate Safety Center Riders", Townsman, April 29, 1999, page 13.
- "Voters Give Safety Center a Unanimous Nod," Townsman, April 29, 1999
2000
A ground breaking ceremony for the new Safety Center was held on October 14, 2000.
See
- "Longtime Safety Officers Say Center Long Time Coming", Townsman, October 19, 2000, page 13.
See
- "Selectmen Eliminate Safety Center Riders", Townsman, February 4, 1999, page 6
2001 The original completion date for the Safety Center set by Mello Construction was September 2002. The Police Station opened in 2003. The Fire Station did not open until 2005 with an open house for the entire Safety Center on October 20, 2001.
See
- "Safety Center Construction: Town Impatient with Contractor" Townsman, January 25, 2001, page 15
- "Right to Remain Silent", Townsman, July 19, 2001, page 1.
- "Safety Complex Nearly Ready", Townsman, June 2, 2004.
2002 - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and construction was begun on a new public safety center to house both fire and police. The police station was completed first. Mello Construction was the construction company for the Safety Center.
See
- Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002
2003 - Construction on the Fire Station actually began in May 2003 and completed in July of 2004.
See
- "Town: Another Year for the Safety Center," Townsman, May 8, 2003, page 1
2004 - The fire station was completed in July 2004. It included private dorm rooms for firefighters, a kitchen stove with 10 burners, 4 refrigerators, and a generator the size of a bus for power outages.
See
- "Public Safety Center: Complex Complete This Week," Andover Townsman, July 1, 2004, page 1.
--Eleanor 12:23, December 30, 2014 (EST)
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