This project provides for planning, design and construction of a new 28,294 gross square feet 6th District Police Station and a new parking garage of 59,526 gross square feet in two levels to serve Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village and vicinity. The Station will be in a new development located on extended Watkins Mill Road between I-270 and MD-355. The district station is a facility consisting of two floors and parking for the public and staff. The first floor houses the public access area, operations, patrol and support functions, and a small prisoner holding area. The station will serve as the base for the Central Traffic Unit that was established in July 2021. The second floor houses four special teams, including investigative units, patrol sergeant offices, staff support, administration, and an exercise room. Besides a surface parking lot that will provide 37 parking spaces in the non-secured area, a two-level parking garage to accommodate 148 cars will be constructed inside the secured area. This parking garage will house a large evidence room, a vehicle service bay, a flare storage, a bicycle storage, and a storage room for the Central Traffic Unit's 29 motorcycles. The district station is a 24-hour per day, seven-day per week operation and provides support for beat teams. It is the command center for any satellite facilities within the police district. The district station will accommodate up to 178 department staff and volunteers. It has been sized to meet the needs projected in the Police Chief's Staffing Plan. A public meeting room on the first floor will be available to facilitate outreach with the community.

A code compliance review and update has been done in FY22. This project is scheduled to start construction in FY23 and finish in FY26.

Cost increase is due to supply chain issues and increases in equipment and supply costs. Funds are needed in FY23 to award the construction contract.

The current facility is in rented space and lacks several features of a modern police station, including reinforced interview rooms and a dedicated sally port.

FY23 supplemental appropriation of $5.941 million in G.O. Bonds.

A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.

Department of Police, Department of General Services, Department of Permitting Services, Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions, Up-County Regional Services Center, Police Facilities Plan, Local Law Enforcement Agencies, State Highway Administration, Department of Environmental Protection, Verizon, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, City of Gaithersburg, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Pepco, Washington Gas, Special Capital Projects Legislation [Bill No. 13-05] was adopted by Council June 28, 2005. Reauthorization [Bill No. 26-10] was adopted by Council June 15, 2010.