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Letter to the Editor: Ledyard RTC Endorses Police Facility

At its May 13th meeting, the Ledyard Republican Town Committee (RTC) unanimously endorsed the proposed construction of a new Police Facility in… Ledyard Center. The current police station on Lorenz Parkway is in poor condition and its continued use wou

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Eric Treaster May 19, 2013 at 06:53 pm

Mike, My foundation for the "$3,000,000 in site work" comes from Mike France, who stated…Read More in his comment on my letter to the editor that "The remaining costs are for site work, demolition of buildings and other costs related to the construction project." $6,750,000 minus $3,750,000 for the building = $3,000,000 for site work. No matter how the math is done, we will be voting for up to $546/square foot for a new police station if it is located adjacent to Town Hall. That is far too much. And why, as alleged, would relocation to the former Gales Ferry School cost any more than $1,000,000? And why would the Gales Ferry School location constitute only a "temporary" solution of less than 30 years? It will have room for future growth if needed, and the building is structurally sound. It is also located much closer to the population center of town.

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Andrew May 19, 2013 at 06:36 pm

It was my understanding that the Ledyard Center School (LCS) would close as a condition of…Read More renovating the Ledyard Middle School. The Superintendent of Schools and the Ledyard Board of Education has already gone on record of closing the LCS ~~ to ensure that project is financially feasible. Did the Permanent Municipal Building Committee give serious consideration for relocating the police force to the LCS? If so, please provide those details (dates of those discussions, meeting minutes, pros & cons, cost analysis, etc). If not, why not?

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Eric Bushor May 19, 2013 at 06:13 pm

I would also like to point out such as with the new public safety building that was built just over…Read More the Thames river in Montville that when that vote went to the residents of Montville was also at $6.75 million. A search of google has that the building project ultimately was erected for $5.19 million as listed in a new London day article on 6/12/11. As a resident in Ledyard I have to put faith in the town that if this referendum vote does get passed there will be multiple bids placed for the work and the actual number may be less than what was asked in the referendum vote as was the case when Montville went to referendum.

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