Augusta City Council votes to pursue Willow Street site for new police station
Former supermarket site chosen over downtown Water Street spot and Union Street site, next to existing station.
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AUGUSTA — The Augusta City Council has unanimously voted to authorize negotiations with the owner and tenant of the old Willow Street Hannaford property to buy the site and use it to build a new police station.
On Thursday, councilors backed up that discussion with a 7-0 vote to authorize City Manager William Bridgeo to negotiate with the owner of the property, JOFKAM Co., according to city assessing records, and the property’s current tenant, Hannaford, which holds a lease on the vacant building for the next five years.