Shrewsbury Police Are Breaking New Ground

SHREWSBURY, MA — The Shrewsbury Police Department celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the new police station on Friday.

Speakers included Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, State Rep. Hannah Kane, Selectman Chairman John Samia, Town Manager Kevin Mizikar and Chief of Police Kevin Anderson. Patrick Pitney, chairman of the Police Station Building Committee, opened and closed the ceremony.

"We cannot express how much gratitude we feel to our town leadership for their support, and most importantly to our community for the support and approval of the vote for the new station," according to a Shrewsbury Police Department Facebook post.

The owners project manager for the new station is Construction Monitoring Services, Inc., the architect is Tecton Architects and construction manager is Fontaine Bros., Inc.

The new station will be 31,125 square feet along with a new private parking area, according to a letter from Fuss & O'Neill dated April 13, 2021. The current station was constructed in 1971 with 11,000 square feet and was renovated/expanded in 1996 to 17,485 square feet, according to a Police Station Building Committee report.

The Shrewsbury Police Department is committed to the 21st Century Policing model, which concentrates more on connecting to the community. The new building will be better suited to that goal, as well as the needs of our department, according to the Facebook post.

This project has been in the making for more than two years since the 2019 annual Town Meeting when voters approved the spending for a feasibility study and conceptual design for the renovation, expansion and/or replacement of the police station, according to a report from the Police Station Building Committee.

The total project estimate, according to the Sept. 2020 building committee report, is approximately $36 million. Construction is expected to be completed by the winter of 2022-2023.