LYNNFIELD — The community gathered Thursday to celebrate the installation of the final piece of steel on the new public safety building with a topping off ceremony. Town Administrator Rob Dolan said the idea of a new public safety facility has been discussed for some “20 to 30 years.” He thanked residents for voting “to support firemen and police officers, dispatchers, EMTs, and paramedics and the people who work in Town Hall to create a building with additional taxation that will not only be more enjoyable to work in, but in a safe environment.
” Dolan thanked Select Board members Dick Dalton, Phil Crawford and Alexis Leahy for supporting the project. He also thanked former board member Joe Connell for his contributions as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee, in connection with not only the public safety project, but with the new Veterans Memorial, the recent expansion of the elementary schools, and the library renovation project. Finally, he thanked Commodore Construction, PMA Consultants, and the work crews for “being wonderful partners” in the project.
Police Chief Nick Secatore thanked everyone for attending and said “today, as Mr. Dolan said, is extraordinary.” Secatore thanked Connell and the Strategic Planning Committee for “putting this on the map,” the Select Board and the citizenry.
“It’s unbelievable to us,” he said. “I know it may be hard to believe, but we’ve been talking about this for more than 30 years, when I was a kid.
