Vermont State Police held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new field station in Berlin on Friday. The facility is replacing the barracks in Middlesex. It has new technology and features to make it more comfortable for people working there. “We’re incredibly honored and grateful to have this facility here,” Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, with Vermont State Police, said.The new barracks is significantly larger than the one it’s replacing in Middlesex.“So, this has been a long-term goal of ours, to replace Middlesex, it was just really outdated, an older building that we took over, I believe it was 40 years ago,” Capt. Michael Manley, Vermont State Police said.It incorporates updated technology and facilities.“We have a lot more newer technology with our interview rooms, with our evidence storage processing areas,” Manley said. “They’re a lot more modern than they were in our older barracks.”The $2.7 million renovation converted the old Mid-State Library, which was mainly used for storage, into the hub for central Vermont State Police operations. The investment is not going unnoticed by the people using it.“It was certainly a good reminder that people do actually appreciate what we do, from the top to the bottom,” Lt. David White, with Vermont State Police, said. “And this isn’t an easy job, and this helps kind of bring up the moral and show the support from across the state.”The field station is located off of Interstate 89. Officials say it will have little to no effect on incident response times compared to the old location.“The troopers are here, doing paperwork when they need to,” White said. “Otherwise, they’re out on the road so the response times will generally be the same, because it depends on where the trooper is when the call comes in.”Troopers moved into the new space at the beginning of June.
Vermont State Police held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new field station in Berlin on Friday.
The facility is replacing the barracks in Middlesex. It has new technology and features to make it more comfortable for people working there.
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“We’re incredibly honored and grateful to have this facility here,” Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, with Vermont State Police, said.
The new barracks is significantly larger than the one it’s replacing in Middlesex.
“So, this has been a long-term goal of ours, to replace Middlesex, it was just really outdated, an older building that we took over, I believe it was 40 years ago,” Capt. Michael Manley, Vermont State Police said.
It incorporates updated technology and facilities.
“We have a lot more newer technology with our interview rooms, with our evidence storage processing areas,” Manley said. “They’re a lot more modern than they were in our older barracks.”
The $2.7 million renovation converted the old Mid-State Library, which was mainly used for storage, into the hub for central Vermont State Police operations. The investment is not going unnoticed by the people using it.
“It was certainly a good reminder that people do actually appreciate what we do, from the top to the bottom,” Lt. David White, with Vermont State Police, said. “And this isn’t an easy job, and this helps kind of bring up the moral and show the support from across the state.”
The field station is located off of Interstate 89. Officials say it will have little to no effect on incident response times compared to the old location.
“The troopers are here, doing paperwork when they need to,” White said. “Otherwise, they’re out on the road so the response times will generally be the same, because it depends on where the trooper is when the call comes in.”
Troopers moved into the new space at the beginning of June.
