Manteca’s new police station — should everything fall in line — will be completed in December of 2027.
The city last week selected the project architect.
They have also started working with experts to wed a bond leveraged by the new 20-year sales tax with government facility growth fees in hand to secure $56 million to build the state of the art police station.
Manteca Police Chief Stephen Schluer noted the project is just one of the many passage of the 20-year, three-quarter cent sales tax will allow the city to pursue.
The police station is in addition to other public safety needs Measure Q is expected to help the city address such as building a sixth fire station, providing 24/7 staffing for that station, road work, and other needs.
The police chief posted a video Monday on the City of Manteca’s Facebook page updating the community on the project.
Any grant funding the city can obtain for the police station planned for 1.98 acres north of the Big League Dreams sports complex where the future extensions of Milo Candini Drive and Wawona Street will intersect will reduce the amount of money needed to be borrowed for the project.
The new 45,570-square-foot police facility will replace the current 20,155 square foot police complex that housing department operations in five separate buildings at the 1001 Center Street Civic Center campus.
The existing station was built in 1976.
In 1976, Manteca had 17,050 residents and 34 MPD employees between officers and support staff.
Today, Manteca has in excess of 93,000 residents and 118 on the police staff.
They are working in an almost 50- year-old facility where closets have been converted to offices, mechanical systems are to the point they need to be replaced, and security is far from being stellar.
Originally, the Civic Center police station was designed to handle department growth needed to keep pace with city growth for 20 years. That point was reached in the 1990s.
The police facility would go near the intersection of the future extensions of Milo Candini Drive and Wawona Street.
Milo Candini will go from its current terminus at the northern edge of the BLD sports complex to West Yosemite Avenue.
Wawona Street is envisioned to be extended west of Airport Way and into the city’s 100-acre family entertainment zone bookended by Great Wolf and BLD.
To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com
