Archive for Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Justice Center ready for unveiling
The new Shawnee Justice Center is nearly ready for departments to occupy.
September 16, 2008
The city of Shawnee hopes residents will join in Saturday at the annual Public Safety Open House, which this year will be at the new Justice Center, 5850 Renner Road, on the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and Johnson Drive.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Justice Center complex, which includes facilities for the Municipal Court and Police Department as well as Fire Station 72. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at 12:30 p.m.
The complex replaces the outdated police facilities at 6535 Quivira and the outdated fire station on Midland Drive, as well as moving the municipal court out of cramped quarters at City Hall. Voters approved an eighth-cent sales tax to pay for the new buildings in 2004. The project has been designed to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria.
For more information about Saturday's events, look for the special insert in today's Dispatch.
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