The nearly 60-year-old structure at 300 Congress St. is considered a cramped, outdated money pit that not only makes it more challenging for those within to do their law enforcement jobs but dampens the enthusiasm of those uniformed men and women. Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration is on the hunt for a consultant to kick off the planning and design process. Thomas Gaudett, the mayor’s chief operating officer, said the selected hire would perform a needs assessment of the force and rate potential new locations for a police headquarters, taking into account response times to emergency calls. The total price tag is not cheap. Ganim’s proposed five-year infrastructure spending plan pending before the City Council estimates borrowing $19 million by 2028 for construction.
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