Summary
City Council grappled with how to fund much-needed space upgrades for the police department and administrative offices. While the administration pushed to purchase the former Board of Education building on Warren Road for $1.7 million, council members preferred allocating $4 million toward designing and beginning renovations at the existing municipal complex instead.
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Last discussed Mar 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Adds $4 million in bond funding for municipal facility design and police department renovations.
Police department personnel and city staff who will receive upgraded facilities and expanded workspace.
Local taxpayers who might foot the bill for the pricey expansion.
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Council (Regular) - Mar 2, 2026
City Council grappled with how to fund much-needed space upgrades for the police department and administrative offices. While the administration pushed to purchase the former Board of Education building on Warren Road for $1.7 million, council members preferred allocating $4 million toward designing and beginning renovations at the existing municipal complex instead.
Lakewood deliberating costly plans to expand City Hall
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