New Police Facility Construction & Outfitting

With an expanding force, the Windsor Police Department has outgrown its current administrative building, located at 200 N. 11th St., and has begun construction on a new, expanded headquarters building on 15th St., just north of Windsor’s Public Services campus.

The new facility will replace the current 11th St. building. Staff are still assessing potential uses for the current building and will make recommendations to the Town Board at a later date. It is anticipated that the current building will remain under town ownership.

The department moved into the 11th St. building in 2010, though at the time with a much smaller staff. As the town has grown in the succeeding 13 years, so too has the department, increasing to its current total of 52 sworn officers and 13 civilian staff. The current building was designed to accommodate only 30-35 sworn officers and staff.

The new, 43,330 square foot building will better house the growing department and will also include new tools and resources for officers to use, such as multiple training and development spaces, a large multipurpose conference area, and state-of-the-art evidence processing facilities. Construction is currently expected to take roughly 18 to 24 months to complete.

The project will also include off-site improvements to the area, including improvements to N. 15th St., a future collector roadway north of the site and utility and drainage improvements. Additionally, the building is being designed with expansion in mind, with reprogrammable space inside to provide flexibility and room to add an additional 20,000 square feet if needed in the future.

Construction on the new building began in August 2023 and is currently on pace for completion in August 2024. In total, the project is estimated to cost approximately $30 million, with about $20 million budgeted in the 2024 Capital Improvement Plan.

Windsor’s Town Board has committed $18 million toward the project out of the town’s on-hand cash reserves. Some additional funding is expected to come from future revenue sources this year, though it is anticipated that the Town will need to finance the remaining $5-10 million to complete the project so as not to further impact the town’s reserve fund.

The new police facility is part of a larger master plan for the area, which is referred to as the North 15th St. Campus. The site will include the new police facility, a community park, and a new middle school.

Learn more about the North 15th St. Campus impact area at windsorprojectconnect.com/north-15th-street-campus-development.