ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Oro Valley Police Department’s long-awaited new headquarters is moving forward on Oracle Road. But one critical piece of the department won’t be making the move right away — 911 dispatch.
The department has outgrown its current building for years. OVPD moved into the 15,800-square-foot headquarters at 11000 N. La Cañada in 1994 with far fewer employees than it has today. Now the department has more than tripled in size.
“We now have 141 full-time employees, so we’ve over tripled in size, and we’re still in that 15,000 square foot facility,” said Deputy Chief Curtiss Hicks. “So really, we’re on top of people. What used to be a closet is now an office for somebody. What used to be a conference room is now an office for four.”…