Harwich, MA – The town of Harwich’s police department has moved from its old, antiquated building into its newly constructed, $9 million, state-of-the-art public safety quarters.
Ray Jefferson, chairman of the all-volunteer building committee, calls the completion of the new police station and joint dispatch facility at the fire station a “Town of Harwich success story” and “the first true public safety facility on Cape Cod.”
The building committee selected Bufftree Building company of New Bedford for its considerable experience in designing police and fire stations to be the general contractor. Kaestle Boos Associates of Foxboro was chosen as the architect.
Six months of needs assessment produced the final drawings for a 21,000sf , two-story basement and renovated dispatch area in the existing fire station.
The police and fire departments were joined into a public safety facility with jointly shared areas such as the public lobby, the EOC/Training room, the records keeping room, the joint dispatch, the fitness room, the male and female locker rooms, the vehicle maintenance areas and the small vehicle and equipment storage areas.
