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New Police Station For Arlington Heights

The $40 million station is part of the village's new capital plan

The Arlington Heights Village Board approved a 5-year-capital plan this week that includes a new state-of-the-art police station, the Daily Herald is reporting.

The $40 million station would be built without any increase in taxes to residents, village officials said. It is just one of several improvements outlined in the plan, which takes the village through the year 2014.

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Burt October 16, 2012 at 02:06 pm
you have got to be kidding vote everyone out of office immediately. The station is only a few years old
Burt October 16, 2012 at 02:07 pm
What is state of the art? Olympic pool and game rooms? a place to park a M1 tank?
Burt October 16, 2012 at 02:07 pm
Are they all getting Cadillacs?
Burt October 16, 2012 at 02:11 pm
I have heard "state of the art" for many years and it just means "spend" " spend" and none of it works.
Peter Gurba October 16, 2012 at 03:45 pm
http://www.aol.com/video/beyond-scared-straight-st-clair-il-teens-are-sent-to-the-quiet-room/517496320/?ncid=webmail14
Sharon Jusick October 16, 2012 at 04:55 pm
No increase in taxes to residents -- I say don't spend the money and GIVE RESIDENTS A TAX DECREASE!
Helen October 16, 2012 at 07:05 pm
The cops need a new building.The one they have has never been comfortable temperature wise and is poorly designed.Helen
Bob Ruffatto October 18, 2012 at 12:01 pm
I think the current building was built in 1969 and they think it can not be remodeled. If true, I would like to see them relocate the majority of the police facility into the underutilized, over-built city hall. "Following the Jones" is just government speack for justify a new project. It rarely brings cost savings ideas to the forefront. Even though I'm not in favor or the current PD $39 million plan, I'd rather spend $39 million on our partk than $40 million on one police station.
John Brown October 22, 2012 at 10:28 pm
What would be amazing and entertaining is how the attitudes towards the police change for these brave commenters when the isht hits the fan and the inside of their boxer shorts. When they're stopping you for speeding or blowing thru stop signs in school zones at dismissal or driving drunk 3x the limit or beating your wife to a pulp they're all a bunch of morons, peace nazis and bullies. But when the maple tree's branch scrapes a scary noise out against the den window it's into the closet and a 911 call in breathless fear awaiting the female cop's arrival to scare away the monsters for your frightened poopy pants.
We know. We know.
ralph February 27, 2013 at 09:06 am
State of the art police station = on-site donut shop
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joanne_engstrom June 14, 2013 at 11:17 am
Amen! And to think The Orchard Evangelical Free Church wants to raze 8 neighborhood homes to buildRead More a parking lot? Another loss of revenue for the village if these 8 homes get demolished.
Cati Jones June 16, 2013 at 05:29 pm
yes, despite the fact that property values have taken a hit in this economy, there has been NORead More change in the AH property taxes> Question: what are our political representatives doing about this?
Burt June 11, 2013 at 10:45 pm
The residents of Arlington Heights are aging and have no money we cannot raise any more taxes. IfRead More anything cut the size of the force
Bob Ruffatto June 13, 2013 at 08:26 am
I think that the police department does need a building. New national standards require separateRead More ventilation systems for prisoners to reduce unhealthy exposure. Also, new standards require "hardened" facilities to assure uninterrupted protection during emergencies. In addition, there are many more issues that after review seem reasonable. However, we don't need a new 71,000 square foot building which would rival in size, our current village hall - a building many call a Taj Mahal. The current process started on the wrong foot and wasted money. Three qualified consultants submitted bids and yet the contract was awarded to high-bidder. This has already wasted thousands of taxpayer dollars. Hopefully the new Board and Mayor will rein in the excessive spending and design. We have reason for hope. There is now a qualified and fiscally conservative architect on the Board. At the same time, it would nice to see if the Police could share some of the largely unused village hall. Doing so, would be a win-win for taxpayers.
Sarah June 15, 2013 at 09:45 pm
ask the Police who work there , what is more important their pensions being funded , or someRead More """ air quality bs "" I would give a shower with a garden hose to any law braker anytime , some deodorant , hell I would even wash their cloth , meanwhile giving them nice pink pants and t-shirt the current police station is sufficient , but there must be a interest in building one and it is not a residents interest I am talking about - figure it out ( $$$$$$$)