FREMONT- The Fremont Police Department, Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, and the 911 Communications Center would like to remind everyone of the public meeting tonight, July 7, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the the second floor of the City Municipal Building at 400 E Military Avenue to discuss the topic of a Joint Law Enforcement Center.
There will be a second meeting on Thursday, July 16, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This second meeting has moved to the first-floor training room at Fremont Police Department at 725 N Park Avenue. Tours will be available during this meeting. Masks are encouraged.
The public is encouraged to attend one of the meetings to learn more about what a Joint Law Enforcement Center means for a community and its taxpayers. Other topics to be discussed include the need, the benefits, the process, and timing. The City Council wants to know if the public would support a bond issue to help fund the project.
The initial concept proposes constructing the Police Department and Communication Center first, while the Sheriff’s dept would add on at a later date. The location of the new Joint Law Enforcement Center would be in the Fremont Business Park at 29th and Yager Road. Preliminary estimates reflect a cost of approximately $18 million. The City’s portion is estimated between $10- $11 million, which is roughly the same cost as refurbishing the existing Fremont Police Department building.
A project information sheet is available on the City’s website at https://fremontne.gov/DocumentCenter/Project-Discussion
Public comments can be emailed to publiccomments@fremontne.gov. Comments can also be mailed or delivered to the City Clerk at 400 East Military Avenue, Fremont, NE 68025.
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