Architects for district one police station approved

ROCKFORD (WREX) -

The final pieces are coming together in a new strategy aimed at fighting crime in the Rockford region.

Rockford City Council approved the architects needed to design the final district building--district one.

They had been toying with different locations and finally agreed West State and Avon was the best location.

Rockford City Administrator, Jim Ryan, say this is an important step in the geo-policing initiative, but there is still work to be done.

"We think its going to be very stabilizing institutional anchor for west state street and that neighborhood," Ryan said.

The goal was to find a location to better fight crime but also help build a relationship between west side residents and police.

City officials believe they found it.

The district one police headquarters will sit on a nine acre plot of land along West State Street and Avon.

The project is expected to cost about $8.5 million.

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Architects for district one police station approved