$2.5 Million Requested by Senator Collins for Auburn Public Safety Building Included in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that $2,500,000 she requested for the Auburn Public Safety building project was included in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee.  The legislation must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House.

Last week, Senator Collins toured Auburn’s Central Fire Station, which will be the site of the new public safety building.

“Ensuring that Auburn’s finest and bravest have adequate facilities is essential to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the emergency services they provide,” said Senator Collins.  “The Auburn Police Department’s current headquarters at City Hall was intended to be a temporary solution, but they have been there for 13 years.  The Central Fire Station is also in need of expansion and renovation.  This project will solve both problems by creating a public safety campus at the Central Fire Station.  As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I strongly advocated on Auburn’s behalf to include this critical project in the funding bill, and I will continue to champion this investment as the process moves forward.” 

If enacted into law, Auburn will use this funding to renovate and expand the Central Fire Station to co-locate Fire, Police, and Emergency dispatch services at one facility.  The building would provide space for fire station administrative support, a 911 call center, an emergency operations center, and common public space, as well as shared program rooms.  An addition would also be made to the building to support a tower truck.  A centralized public safety building would improve critical communication between all aspects of the city’s safety services.

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