The city of Oconomowoc will get a new public safety building, after common council action Sept. 17 on the project, which has been debated for several years.
A divided council voted 5-3 to approve the construction contract for the project, estimated at $10.715 million.
Aldermen Charlie Shaw, Tom Strey, Andy Rogers, Kevin Ellis and Derek Zwart voted in favor of the facility, while Matt Rosek, Karen Spiegelberg and Lou Kowieski voted no.
The public safety building will be at 630 E. Wisconsin Ave., the former site of a Sentry grocery store.
According to Mark Frye, Oconomowoc's director of public works, a space needs study in 2016 determined a building of 38,600 square feet would serve the city's needs for the next 25 years and beyond.