Re: (rshsdepot) Taneytown, MD

["Michael Bosak" <michael_bosak_@_hotmail.com>]

They did something similar to this in Sylvan Beach, NY -- the NY State Po
lice building was designed to look like the NY O&W station that stood nex
t door, but has been 'swallowed up' by a successful eatery...

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From: Bernie Wagenblast
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 3:24 PM
To: Rail Depot List
Subject: (rshsdepot) Taneytown, MD

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Police station to be finished by November
Building is designed to look like railroad depot

By Christy Koontz
Special To The Sun
Originally published July 10, 2002


After months of delay, the new Taneytown police station is taking shape n
ext
to the railroad tracks on East Baltimore Street.

Designed as an old railroad depot, the one-story station will stand in th
e
heart of the city's downtown, a stylistic linchpin for Taneytown's downto
wn
revitalization efforts.

"The building will be a match of what the old one was," City Manager Patr
ick
Nield said, referring to the former train station at the site. "It matche
s
the time period as well as the design of the station, which was previousl
y
here."

The 5,000-square-foot building will provide badly needed space for the
city's Police Department and can accommodate 20 to 25 employees.

As many as 10 officers have had to share 544 square feet of space adjoini
ng
City Hall. The extra space will allow officers doing casework, interviews
and interrogation to have work areas, said Lt. Bill Tyler.

"We're operating out of a two-room building with a front office and back
squad room, which incorporates our fingerprinting, holding cell and offic
er
locker room," Tyler said. "We're expanding to create a more professional
atmosphere and more professional look to the department."

The station will have two holding cells, two interview rooms, five office
s,
a 405-square-foot booking room and men's and a women's showers and locker
rooms.

A 49-space municipal parking lot will be behind the station, and 14 space
s
will be created in front of and alongside the building.

Ground was broken on the $827,883 project in April, and work is expected 
to
be complete by November. City employees will temporarily move into the
police station while the town offices undergo a $500,000 upgrade.


Main Street Maryland

The projects are at the core of Taneytown's contribution to its downtown
revitalization, an effort aided by the Main Street Maryland Program.

The exterior will have woodlike batten siding and a standing seam metal
roof, reminiscent of the former train station.

To save money, a mahogany front door and matching sidelights were
eliminated, trimming thousands of dollars from the project.

Also, commercial flooring will be used instead of carpet, concrete cell
bunks will replace steel ones, and a rear carport and a second public
restroom were eliminated.

Despite the changes, the new station will "be a significant improvement o
ver
the cramped quarters they have now," Nield said.


Nine bidders for job

GRC General Contractors Inc. of Westminster won over eight bidders for th
e
contract. City officials were pleased with the lower bids, which were clo
ser
to the initial cost projections for the new headquarters and other
improvements.

"We're getting a police station, street, parking lot and razing of the ol
d
[Southern States] mill all in one," Nield said.

When the city put the project out for bid last year, contractors submitte
d
bids ranging from $950,000 to $1.3 million. In addition to the constructi
on
changes, a change in the economy after Sept. 11 might have contributed to
the lower bid, Nield said.

  Bernie Wagenblast
  Transportation Communications Newsletter
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/



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