Monrovia : Police Station Expansion

In the wake of voters’ rejection last month of a measure that would have raised money for a new police station, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to hire an architect to study an addition to the current station.

One concept discussed with the architect is expanding the station to the west and renovating the existing building, City Manager Rod Gould said. He said the project would cost about $2 million and would be only a stop-gap measure.

“This is not a 30-year solution, but it might take us eight to 10 years into the future,” Gould said.

Money for the building addition could come from several sources, he said, including redevelopment agency reserves or proceeds from land sales that had been planned for park renovation.

The council voted to spend $42,025 for a master plan and design of a proposed station expansion.