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Fire Scrapped From Lanesborough Public Safety Building Plans

The chair of the Public Safety Building Committee updated the Select Board last week on the panel's progress after discovering that a fire station alone would cost $20 million and tabled from discussion.

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Lanesborough Police See 3-5 Years In 'Temporary' Station

The Police Department will likely be in its "temporary" location for three to five years and now wishes to expand the space.

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Lanesborough Public Safety Panel Explores Variables

There are a lot of unknown variables that the committee is attempting to make clearer including the cost and scope of the project to the most feasible funding options available to them.

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Lanesborough Public Safety Committee May Offer Three Facility Proposals

These include just a police station, a combined police and emergency medical services complex, and a complete facility with police, EMS, and the Fire Department.

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Lanesborough Public Safety Building Panel Mulls Next Steps After Survey

With a couple hundred responses to a survey on the town's police and EMS facility needs, the Public Safety Building Committee is now looking at the best steps forward for proposals and funding.

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Lanesborough Public Safety Committee Holding Listening Session on Saturday

The panel is holding a listening session during the Touch a Truck event at Lanesborough Elementary School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Lanesborough Re-Hires Designer for Police/EMS Proposal

The town has entered into another designer agreement with Jacunski Humes Architects LLC for a second go at a public safety building proposal.

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Lanesborough Public Safety Committee to Query Residents on Rejected Proposal

The Public Safety Building Committee wants to know specifics of why residents voted down the nearly $6 million dollar police and EMS complex in March.

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Lanesborough Police Station Site Needs Geotechnical Survey

A request that the town transfer $40,000 from the stabilization fund so the town can retain services from Jacunski Humes Architects will be added to the town meeting warrant for June 13.

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Lanesborough Creates New Public Safety Building Committee

The Select Board has established a new committee to try to solve its public safety building needs.

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Lanesborough to Vote on Public Safety Building in Two Weeks

Police Station Building Committee Chair Kristen Tool told the Select Board on Monday that it is important to have the special meeting at this time to secure funding for the nearly $6 million build at 405 South Main St.

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Skyline Country Club Picked for Lanesborough Public Safety Building

After several months of negotiating with the property owner, the proposed $5.9 million police and ambulance building has a location: 405 South Main St.

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Lanesborough Police Station Committee Planning Informational Meeting

The committee is currently waiting on a final site for the building as the town explores several potential parcels.

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Lanesborough Approves Extension for Cannabis Dispensary

Lev Kelman, owner of 660 Cheshire Road, said at Monday's board meeting that he expects construction to begin soon on the property but wanted an extension in case of delays.