Wilton police department BUILDING
Have you ever worked in an office that was built to accommodate half the number of employees who currently work there and has gone 48 years without the addition of any space or upgrades? That is the daily experience of the men and women of the Wilton Police Department.
Located at 240 Danbury Road, behind Town Hall, the WPD headquarters is a cinder block building that was built in 1974 for an all male police force and one dispatcher. Today it houses male and female officers and civilian staff and a plethora of technology. Not an inch of space has been added and only minimal changes made to the building during the past 48 years.
The aged facility operates 24/7, 365 days a year, is extremely overcrowded, inefficient, non-compliant with multiple state and federal regulations and its maintenance and repair costs have escalated for years. The inadequate space for people, technology, equipment and evidence affects the WPD's day to day operations. The outdated, inadequate infrastructure affects safety, comfort and expenses.
Located at 240 Danbury Road, behind Town Hall, the WPD headquarters is a cinder block building that was built in 1974 for an all male police force and one dispatcher. Today it houses male and female officers and civilian staff and a plethora of technology. Not an inch of space has been added and only minimal changes made to the building during the past 48 years.
The aged facility operates 24/7, 365 days a year, is extremely overcrowded, inefficient, non-compliant with multiple state and federal regulations and its maintenance and repair costs have escalated for years. The inadequate space for people, technology, equipment and evidence affects the WPD's day to day operations. The outdated, inadequate infrastructure affects safety, comfort and expenses.
The building's deficiencies presented in this 2012 WPD Facility Report were not remedied and have only gotten worse:
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Current deficiencies of the building include but are not limited to:
Having met all codes and standards when built in 1974, the building is currently noncompliant with multiple state and federal requirements
The building does not...
Inadequate, faulty, mostly original infrastructure
Severe overcrowding
Inadequate lavatories and locker rooms
Deficient firearms training facility & storage
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