Lower Makefield Township Police should soon have more space at the administrative-police building on Edgewood Road after the township supervisors approved advertising for bids on an estimated $130,000 renovation project at the July 6 meeting.
Township Engineer Andy Pockl said the project will involve reconfiguring space on a lower level of the building, now used mainly for storage and meetings, to create offices for detectives and room for other police operations.
The work will include improvements to electrical outlets, lights, restrooms and the HVAC system in that part of the building, Pockl said. He estimated the project should take about six weeks once a bid is awarded and should be completed by the end of the year.
In other actions from the July 6 meeting, the supervisors held a followup discussion on some proposed parks and recreation projects, most notably a total reconstruction of the Schuyler Drive tennis courts.
Board members had voted to earmark $400,000 for that project and $705,000 for other parks and recreation improvements during a June 9 special meeting. While the money is scheduled to come from the township’s $53 million sale of its sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania, the supervisors said they have the leeway to change the funding source if they choose.
After paying off some large debts and other obligations, the township will net just under $21 million from the sale.
Pockl and Parks and Recreation Director Monica Tierney said representatives from Keystone Contractors have looked at the Schuyler courts and done some preliminary assessment on what the project will entail.
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