A police substation is coming to Lea Hill
Published 1:40 pm Monday, November 23, 2015
Answering a request by Lea Hill residents, the owners of The Seasons at Lea Hill and the affiliated owners of the Promenade development have agreed to lease office space to the City of Auburn at The Seasons at Lea Hill development for use as a police substation.
And the rate for the 1,800 square feet of space — $1 per year for a 10-year term.
“I would like to say the annual fee of $1 per year I think is within our budget,” Deputy Mayor John Holman said at a recent meeting of the Auburn City Council. “It’s a great place for the officers to go and do paperwork and meet the community.”
A floor plan and identified premises improvements have been submitted to the City. Under this proposal, the owners of The Seasons at Lea Hill will bear the full cost of the build-out improvements. The owners will also bear the cost of all utilities including: water, sewer, electricity, garbage within reasonable use as well as the maintaining of the exterior of the premises and the HVAC system.
The City’s responsibilities will be, in addition to the $1 per year rent: telephone, cable, internet, security improvements and alarm monitoring, providing janitorial services to the substation premises, maintaining the interior of the premises, including fixtures and supplying furniture and office equipment for the premises.
The substation should be ready for occupancy by March 1.
At a neighborhood meeting in August of 2014, the Promenade ownership group informed the City of Auburn that a space for a police substation would be provided at The Seasons. Ownership representative Phil Nored met with the Auburn Police on several occasions. As of September 4, 2015, a draft space plan had been approved by the Auburn Police, and Nored had retained a design firm to prepare permit drawings and provide guidance through the permitting process and to develop specifications and solicit bids for the build-out of the interior of the space.
