First police substation linked to bonds opens
The ribbon-cutting for the District 2 Police Station featured City Council members and others. Shown with scissors are: Council Members John Larson, Derwin L. Montgomery and James Taylor Jr.; Captain Mike Weaver, who will be in charge of District 2 Command; Mayor Allen Joines; Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke; Police Chief Barry Rountree; Council Member Denise “D.D.” Adams; and City Manager Lee Garrity.
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The Winston-Salem Police Department is using one of three police substations that is being financed by bonds approved in the November 2014 bond referendum now that it has opened. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the District 2 Police Station (Lucia Building) at 1539 Waughtown St. was held Thursday, April 13.
The budget for the renovation project was $1.98 million. This is the first of the three to open.
“This police district office will improve on citizen and police relations and reduce police response time to neighbors in this community,” said Council Member James Taylor Jr., who is the council member for the Southeast Ward, which is where the substation is located.
Construction on the District 3 station is expected to be complete by 2017 as well as the District 1 station located on North Point Boulevard.
For more information on the substations or to learn about the voter-approved bonds and other projects, go to www.cityofws.org/departments/budgest/2014-bonds.
