In February 2019, voters overwhelmingly approved $5 million to buy the building at 277 West Main St. and undertake the necessary renovations. A subsequent architectural assessment, however, cast serious doubts on the feasibility of getting the job done at that cost. Debate over the handling of the plan got wrapped into the 2019 election, in which Republican First Selectman Mark Nickerson was facing re-election. Building a new station could cost $12 million or more. And starting the process over would delay the opening of a new police station for years. Town discussions and debates over how to properly house their police go back to the mid-1980s.
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