SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) — Town leaders in Summerville say it’s time to replace outdated police, fire, and court facilities with one modern complex designed to meet the needs of a growing community.

The $47.5 million project would consolidate the town’s police department, fire headquarters, and municipal court into one public safety campus.Mayor Russ Touchberry said the plan has been more than a decade in the making.“If we don't do it today, now has got to be the time, because kicking the can down the road any longer is going to increase the cost of doing it and decrease the services we provide to our citizens until we do it right,” Touchberry said.Town officials say the current public safety building on West 2nd North Street was built in the 1980s and is no longer equipped for the size o

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