CONCEPT IMAGE of the new GGPD building, with parking structure (blue) and existing fire station (red).

The new Garden Grove Police Department building to be erected at the corner of Acacia Parkway and Euclid Street, along with other parts of the Civic Center Revitalization project, will cost $152 million, the city council was told at its meeting on Tuesday night.

Most of the money – $140 million – will come from the sale of lease revenue bonds and the remainder – $12 million in cash – from city coffers.

Representatives from Edgemoor, a Virginia-based development and design firm – Brian Dugan and Christina Solomon  – addressed the council and spoke about the significance of the police structure and offered some details about its design, which is “almost ready for prime time,” according to Dugan.

They noted that the next step is a finished proposed exterior look for the three-level building and the streetscape. Edgemoor is tasked with overseeing the building of the GGPD building, an attached parking structure and a new public park planned to the east of the existing fire station now served by the Orange County Fire Authority.

Tobacco moratorium extended in Stanton

A moratorium on new and expanded tobacco retail businesses was approved on Tuesday night by the Stanton City Council.

The vote was 4-0 with Councilmember Donald Torres recusing himself.

This is an extension of an earlier 45-day moratorium approved in 

January, and will run for another 10 months and 15 days. The purpose of the action is to give city staff time to develop ways to curb the sale of tobacco products to minors.

Huntington council meeting cancelled

The planned Tuesday, March 5 meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council has been cancelled due to the lack of a quorum. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19 at 6 p.m.