WEST CARTHAGE â For a number of years, steps have been taken to move the village Police Department from Franklin Street into the West Carthage Municipal Building, 41 High St.
Now, that move is closer to becoming a reality with construction underway at the rear of the village building for a three-stall garage.
The village police, along with a satellite station for the Jefferson County Sheriffâs Office, are housed in a one-story building that formerly also held the village court.
According to a Jan, 16, 1990, Watertown Daily Times article, the village court and police department moved from the former village offices on North Jefferson Street just prior to the construction of the municipal building on High Street. The Franklin Street structure, across from the Donald F. Getman Memorial Park, was an old dairy building that has been renovated for use by the village departments.