Study shows need for new police station

The Sidney Police Department sorely needs a news headquarters, according to a recent feasibility study.

Chief of Police B.J. Wilkinson agreed that the police station’s current location wasn’t ideal for the growing community.

“Geographically, it’s probably not gonna be a great place anymore,” Wilkinson said. “It’s not centrally located, it won’t be in the new Sidney.”

Sidney Police, in collaboration with Carlson West Povondra Architects (police facility designers), Baker & Associates (local architects and engineers) and Voorhis & Associates (law enforcement programmers) completed the feasibilit...