Vacaville's need for city government space has steadily grown over the years. The current city hall was once a branch of the Vacaville Public Library. The city also maintains a large office complex for its housing and redevelopment department at 40 Eldridge Ave. The city leases space in a few spots around the city, such as a police facility on Cernon Street and a building on Main Street for a gymnastics center. The possible cost of the new facility hasn't been determined, said Assistant City Manager David Van Kirk.
Construction is unlikely to start for a couple of years.
A citizen commission on public safety last year recommended building a large new police facility in the Brown Street area, Thompson said. This one was worth the wait. Toney Smith always delays judgment on his Vanden High School girls basketball team until at least the second quarter of games. The second quarter was more than enough Friday night, since the Vikings had their 69-32 home victory over Union Mine well in hand before the intermission. Vanden overcame another slow start, reeling off the last four points of the first period and the first 16 of the second to improve to 4-1 in the Golden Empire League.