The estimated cost for this project is $63.5 million, funded via a debt exclusion that would be repaid over 30 years. This cost equates to approximately $32 per month — $385 per year — for the average Lynnfield taxpayer.
Proposed new entrance to Lynnfield Police Department
Current Facilities
A fire captain looks over the maintenance room in the fire station, where he can’t stand up straight on the room’s upper floor. At lower left, a stairway to the upper level was obtained from a playground slide and fastened into place by firefighters.
The fire department’s Tower Ladder, which would likely cost over $1 million to replace, barely fits into the fire station bay. Firefighters have to monitor ice and snow levels in front of the station throughout the winter, because if more than an inch of ice builds up on the asphalt in front of the station, the ladder truck will no longer fit inside.
Firefighter’s gear lays on the floor to dry as firefighters wait for a chance to hang their gear on a gear dryer crafted by firefighters out of PVC pipes and an inflation device meant for children’s bouncy houses.
No shell or wall space goes unused in the firefighter’s laundry area.
Equipment and tools in storage in the cramped basement.
Firefighters have to don their gear in cramped quarters as they head toward emergency calls.
