The Starkville Police Department could get a new temporary home during the renovation of its current headquarters, and aldermen may make that choice at Tuesday's meeting.
The city has been weighing multiple options, according to City Clerk Lesa Hardin. Officials previously investigated temporarily relocating SPD staff to a vacant space at City Hall, SFD Station 5, the activities room at the Starkville Sportsplex and the SPD firing range near the George M. Bryan Airport.
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn said previously she will bring a resolution forward on Tuesday to temporarily relocate SPD to City Hall.
The vacant, second-floor space at City Hall could give SPD around 2,300 square feet of usable office space. After the building was completed in November of last year, the space was left unfinished for prospective future private retail tenants.
In order for the space to fit SPD's temporary needs, city officials must approve adding privacy walls, electrical improvements, lighting updates and computer wiring to the space. Renovations to the temporary space could cost $33,000, according to an estimate by city building official Joyner Williams.
Other business
Aldermen will host the first of two public hearings pertaining to proposed changes to the city's code of ordinances for building form and building use. A second hearing will be held at the June 21 board meeting, according to the June 7 agenda.
Proposed building form changes include the principal entrance of any primary or secondary building must be oriented toward a frontage line or facade of a secondary or primary building. Proposed building use changes include the first floor of any building in a T-5 district be solely for commercial use on any side adjacent to a public street.
For more details on Tuesday's meeting, pick up a copy of Saturday's paper.