(TNS) — Allentown has hired Alloy5, a prominent local architecture firm, to oversee architecture and engineering for a new police headquarters.
The hire comes as a deadline to spend federal American Rescue Plan funding looms. Cities that were awarded funding via the 2021 stimulus bill must allocate the money by the end of 2024, or be forced to send the funds back to the federal government. Allentown was awarded $57 million in American Rescue Plan in 2021 to spend on infrastructure projects and economic recovery.
The city unveiled plans in early 2024 to spend $38 million on a renovation and addition to the city’s existing police building at 425 Hamilton St., which police Chief Charles Roca has said is out of date and lacks enough space for city officers…