BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – An approval was made Tuesday by Bexar County commissioners of the purchase of more than 51 acres in east Bexar County that will become a substation for the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
The substation, which will be on property off Loop 1604 near Rocket Lane on the Randolph Air Force Base side, will be part of a new service complex that will feature offices for other agencies as well, according to BCSO Chief Communications Officer James Keith.
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The new substation is one of two new substations being built for BCSO.
A second substation was recently approved in west Bexar County off Loop 1604 and Cagnon Road.
Keith said the new facilities will improve response times and cut down on travel-related expenses.
All BCSO patrol deputies are currently based out of a temporary sybstation in south Bexar County.
Keith said $14 million was included in the 2015 budget for the county's first permanent substations.
The construction is expected to be complete in 18 months.