City of Mount Vernon Police Facility

The City of Mt. Vernon’s existing police facility was 41 years old and could no longer accommodate the needs of a modern police force. Farnsworth Group provided a needs assessment, programming, and design services for a new police station.

The new facility includes the
following amenities:

• Patrol Division
• Investigative Division
• Telecommunicator and 911
  Dispatch Center
• Firearms and tactical training
  spaces
• Fitness center
• Administrative area, offices, and
  conference rooms
• Emergency operations command
  center
• Tech lab
• Evidence workroom
• Holding cells
• Booking cell

The new facility is capable of serving all the communities of Southern Illinois.