The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety is pleased to announce the opening of the new Redwood Public Safety Station, 3071 Leonard Rd. The project was completed under budget.
The Redwood Public Safety Station is open and GP Public Safety firefighters and police officers began use of the facility on Friday, October 10, 2008. The facility includes police offices for those assigned to the Redwood area patrol beat. Crime Prevention Officer Kevin Blaich, who will operate his Crime Prevention office from the Redwood Public Safety Station, will join those patrol officers. A formal community open house will occur in early November with more specific information to follow later.
This station is the smaller of the two and will serve an area of the community that had been lacking adequate emergency response. In fact, prior to the opening, most residents were 10-15 minutes from the nearest Grants Pass city firefighters. The new station will provide emergency response within 5 minutes for the majority of the response area.
Under Budget
We are pleased to announce that while the Redwood project still has some outstanding invoices, tentative budget numbers show the Redwood Public Safety Station project will be completed for approximately $250,000 under budget. We credit a number of factors to successfully completing the project under budget.
New Pumpers/Training Tower - Update
The voter approved bond measure also included three pumpers, which are expected to arrive in late November. Replacement of a condemned training tower at the Hillcrest Station, as well as modifications to the Hillcrest Station, all projects included in the original bond measure, are expected to get underway in January
