PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth City Council voted Monday night to hire Veritas Group as consultants as the city moves forward
with the project to build a new “public safety building” that would house both the city Fire and Police Departments.
In March of 2025 the Council voted to undertake a study of building a new building for the departments due to the condition and age of both current buildings. Monday night they approved an additional appropriation of $45,000 to hire Veritas to work with the city on the project.
The “BOT team” mentioned by Plymouth Mayor Robert Listenberger is part of the style of financing being considered for the project.
BOT stands for Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) financing and allows a local government to partner directly with a private developer, who finances, designs, and builds a public facility (like a public safety building). The municipality then pays the developer back through a specialized lease or installment arrangement, bypassing traditional public bid procedures or bond referendums.
The Council voted 5-1 for the additional appropriation with Randy Longanecker the “no” vote and Shiloh Milner absent.
