PHOTO: The new Public Safety Headquarters at 2525 N. Main St. will house the Victoria Police Department, the Municipal Court and the Victoria Fire Department administration.
The City of Victoria will celebrate the opening of its new Public Safety Headquarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. at 2525 N. Main St.
The ceremony will be open to the public for those who wish to attend. A brief reception will follow the ribbon-cutting in the main lobby of the newly opened PSHQ.
The ceremony will feature remarks from City Manager Jesús A. Garza, Mayor Duane Crocker, Interim Chief of Police Clay Fetters, Fire Chief George Gamez and Municipal Court Judge Vanessa Heinold.
The event marks a significant milestone for the City as it continues to invest in its public safety departments through the employee pay program, infrastructure, facilities, fleet upgrades and related initiatives.
The 70,000-square-foot facility will house the Victoria Police Department, including 911 dispatch; the Municipal Court; and the Victoria Fire Department administration, including the Fire Marshal’s Office. The new state-of-the-art building is designed to meet the City’s current needs while allowing room for future growth in the years to come.
The old Victoria Police Department station was built in 1968 for a staff of 50 people. Today, the police department has more than 160 employees, which required them to be placed in various locations throughout the City, such as at City Hall and with the substation within the Victoria Mall. Likewise, the Municipal Court lacked a dedicated courtroom, and the Victoria Fire Department administration was housed in an outdated administration building adjacent to a former fire station.
If you are unable to attend the event in person, a livestream will be available on the City of Victoria’s official Facebook page at City of Victoria, Texas – Government.
To learn more about the public safety headquarters and other projects planned for this fiscal year, visit www.victoriatx.gov/budget.