HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The renovations to the Hutchinson Police Department continue to move along. The facility which is more than 50 years old has been under a major renovation including a new 911 call center and improved office and storage space. HPD Chief Jeff Hooper gave an update to the Hutchinson City Council during their Tuesday’s meeting.
“The sidewalks are completed and they went in this last week and the paving in the parking lot is done,” Hooper said. “ We’ve completed the finishing touches on the lobby.” The lobby contains a wall of honor for past police chiefs and those who have retired from the force.
Another added touch the department wants in the renovated facility is some design work in the front lobby.
“One of my goals was to open that up to the public, make it a welcome and inviting space to honor the police department,” Hooper said. “One of my ideas that we’re going to undertake is we want to solicit local artists and we’re going to do some murals inside that front lobby.”
Any interested artists need to contact Lieutenant Gates at the information provided below by December 31st, 2021. Each rendering will be reviewed by the Hutchinson Police Department and the final selection will be made at the beginning of January 2022. This project will need to be completed before Hutchinson Police Department’s remodel grand opening in the spring of 2022.
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