Town Of Franconia Infrastructure Study Group Final Report December 2007 ‘The Franconia Board of Selectmen reappointed the members of the previous Infrastructure Committee in late spring of 2007, and gave the committee a new name (Infrastructure Study Group) and new mission statement. The mission statement is appendix A of this report. The committee consisted of the following members: George Roorbach, chairman Bob Gilbert, secretary Barbara Belz, Planning Board liaison Bill Downey Gretchen Hesler Ray Holland Ron Kirby Kathy Mead Sue Simpson Jeff Woodward ‘The makeup of the committee is the same as the original Infrastructure Committee formed by the Board of Selectmen in August of 2005, except that Chris Polich chose not to serve on the new committee, and the Selectmen appointed Barbara Belz to the committee as a liaison with the Planning Board. The March 2007 town meeting appropriated $20,000 for the use of the committee.2 At the August 21st meeting, George Roorbach resigned as chairman. At the next meeting (September 4") Jeff Woodward consented to be the new chairman. At the September 4" meeting, sub-committees were formed to study several items in the mission statement, and report back to the full committee. These-sub-committees are as follows: Building & Grounds Bldg.; Kathy Mead, Bill Downey Highway Dept. garage: Ron Kirby, Bob Gilbert (George Roorbach joined this sub-committee later) Police Station in the Town Hall: Jeff Woodward, (Sue Simpson joined this sub-committee later). Safety Services Bldg: Ray Holland, Gretchen Hesler Modular Police Station: Jeff Woodward, Kathy Mead Resources used or consulted EH Danson Associates, architects Safety Services Bldg., Police Station, Town Hall Conestco Cost estimator, Police Station in the Town Hall Marsh Engineering Services Water problem mitigation, Town Hall The Lawton Company, Inc. Water problem mitigation, Town Hall Schofield’s Septic Tank Service Water problem mitigation, Town Halll Provan & Lorber Inc., planners & engineers Highway Dept. garage/Transfer Station site Presby Construction, Inc. Buildings & Grounds Dept. building Future Steel Buildings Highway Dept. garage3 White Mountain Concrete Form Co. Highway Dept. garage ‘New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services Highway Dept. garage ARC Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Safety Services Building CS. Rowe, LLC Modular police station ‘The recommendations of the ISG Committee are presented in the order in which they appear in the Board of Selectmen’s Mission Statement. Relocating the police to the Town Hall Advantages: 1. The lower level of the Town Hall is rarely used and is available. 2. The available space is more then 3200 sq. ft. and 3 times larger ‘then recommended by national standards, (350 sq.ft. per fulltime officer) which provides for growth beyond the foreseeable future. 3. The building is a substantially constructed, and it is hard to envision the building being discontinued in the foreseeable future. The police station will be more centrally located. The proposed area is currently heated and insured, although some increase in insurance will be necessary for furnishings and fixtures. 6. The area already has a garage which can accommodate the police cruiser, and as a sally port. 7. The Town Hall has town water, and in addition it has a septic system which has ample capacity to handle the police station. 8. Having the police station in the Town Hall provides a degree of increased security to the town employees working in the building, especially if duress/panic alarms are installed in town offices, and are connected to a central station and to the police station. Note: The PD will be separated from the remainder of the building by a ae