Cornerstone placed for Montville Public Safety building
Led by a bagpiper a procession of scouts, public safety personnel and masonic groups march in to a cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Member of the Tyl Middle School Chamber Choir sing "America the Beautiful" and "Sing and Rejoice" to open a cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. Members of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons conducted the traditional ceremony to certify that the cornerstone of the building was laid correctly. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Member of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons prepare to process to a cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Simon LaPlace, Deputy Grand Master of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, uses a ceremonial square as part of a cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Thomas Maxwell, Grand Senior Warden of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, presents a ceremonial plumb to be used as part of a cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Thomas Maxwell, Grand Senior Warden of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, uses a ceremonial plumb to check the cornerstone of the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012 during a cornerstone laying ceremony. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Gary Arseneau, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, certifies the completion of a cornerstone laying ceremony at the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Members of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons conducted the traditional ceremony to certify that the cornerstone of the building was laid correctly. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Paul Lewis, a member of the building committee, adds mementoes to a time capsule to be sealed in the cornerstone of the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. Members of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons conducted a cornerstone laying ceremony for the stone. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
Montivlle Mayor Ronald K. McDaniel, left, and Police Lt. Leonard G. Bunnell Sr. pose for a photo by the new cornerstone of the new Montville Public Safety building Sunday, April 15, 2012. Member of the Connecticut Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons conducted a cornerstone laying ceremony. As part of the ceremony members of community groups and organizations were given the chance to include mementos in a time capsule to be sealed into the cornerstone. The $6.5 million building will be more than 17,000 square feet and directly across the street from the state prison. The building will include space for the Resident State Trooper, police and regional dispatch services and a community/civic room that will be used in part for training police officers.
