Public Safety Facility Committee

Members

Tammy Jones, Select Board Designee
Jean Emerson
Robert Donohue
Ryan McShera
Robert Weatherall
Harvey Schwartz
Charles Surpitski
Rami Harb

Jamie Fay, Finance Committee Representative
Catherine T. J. Howe, Psychologist D
Peter Dziadose, Police Union Representative
Dave Irvine, Communication Officers Union Representative
Keith Carlson, Fire Union Representative
Stephen Crane, Town Manager
Chief Paul Parisi, Fire Chief
Chief Paul Nikas, Police Chief

About the Committee

Mission

The charge of the committee is to identify and evaluate suitable location(s) for a combined public safety facility and make recommendations to the Selectmen; to recommend an appropriate sum to conduct a feasibility study; to work with the Town Manager and town staff to obtain OPM and Architectural services; and to design, construct and commission a facility suitable to present and future public safety needs of Ipswich.

Responsibilities

Consider the future of public safety and design for it; consider multiple purpose rooms and adaptable designs.
Develop a timeline and costs estimates for achieving benchmarks (site identification, feasibility funding, preliminary design, project funding, final design and construction).

Conduct public presentation(s) and inform the public of progress.

For more information on the Public Safety Facility Committee, please visit https://ipswichpublicsafetyfacility.net.

Reports

Please click here Ipswich Public Safety Building Feasibility Study Report - May 15, 2021 to view the design service and feasibility study for the Ipswich Fire and Police stations prepared by HKT Architects Inc.