“It’s the biggest project in the history of Brentwood from a financial perspective,” Brentwood Police Chief Jeff Hughes said. “It is going to put us on the map in regard to having a facility that is state of the art that will allow us to serve the citizens of Brentwood more efficiently and hopefully more effectively.”
Growing needs
From the department’s founding in 1971, the number of officers on staff has grown exponentially, according to the city. Fifty years ago, the department had three officers and a chief of police, Howard Buttrey, who retired in 2000. Later the department was served by former Chief Ricky Watson.