Officer Stations eNL - Oct 25th, 2023
 
 
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October 25, 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of the Officer Stations monthly newsletter! We hope to bring you a combination of information, insights and news focusing on the design and creation of new law enforcement and public safety facilities.

Last week we held the judging for the 2023 Officer Station Design Awards. We'd like to thank Harvard Jolly Architecture and the St. Petersburg Police Department for taking part in the judging panel. This year's awardees will be revealed in the November/December issue of OFFICER Magazine.

Here is a reminder that the 2024 Station Design Conference will be held at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa in Glendale, Arizona May 21-23. Click Here for more information.

FEATURES
As the project’s eyes and ears, the CM is the primary point of contact between the owner and project team, including the contractor, subcontractors, architect, engineer, consultants and stakeholders.
Law enforcement agencies must communicate the benefits of an onsite training facility during the planning stages.
Law enforcement driving tracks come in all shapes and sizes and are ultimately designed with the hope they will fit the specific needs of the departments they serve in the long term.
Learn everything you need to know about effective station design.
IN QUARTERS
The new Provo Public Safety & City Center in Utah is positioned on the main central downtown transportation artery and is anchored via a large civic plaza.
A key advantage of the new indoor range is its ability to accommodate 24-hour operation, enabling Loudoun County, Virginia to more effectively train its large force.
The Kissimmee Public Safety Training Facility in Florida is a 22,940-SF building that includes a 20-lane, 50-yard indoor firing range.
The final project scope included the modernization of approx. 20,000 square feet of existing space and the addition of approx. 4,200 square feet of building space to the department...
STATION NEWS
“It’s inviting and it’s accessible, and that’s what I want you to know about our officers," said Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers about the agency's new station on the...
Before serving as Orland Park's police chief from 1994 until August 2020, Tim McCarthy was shot and wounded as part of the Secret Service detail protecting then-President Ronald...
Atlanta's controversial, $90-million public safety training center in unincorporated DeKalb County is 40% complete, and the construction of buildings will begin by January, says...
The Ellsworth Police Department had been headquartered in City Hall since 1933 before moving into its new state-of-the-art facility, located in a former hardware store, last month...