PHOTO GALLERY: City Breaks Ground on New Police Station in Town Center
Lobby of former post office will retain some of its historic look.
The Rockville City Council on Monday broke ground on work that will convert the former U.S. Post Office in Town Center to a new home for the city’s police force. City Council members and city staff joined U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington, city police Chief Terrance N. Treschuk and representatives of Costello Construction in turning a few ceremonial shovelfuls of earth to mark the project's start. The project’s $8.6 million cost includes design, equipment and moving police operations from their current home in the bottom floor of City Hall to the building at the corner of South Washington Street and West Montgomery Avenue. The new headquarters will house all of the current police force and will allow for 10 …
Sean R. Sedam
3:05 pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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