Groundbreaking on Border Patrol station set
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June 30, 2011 |
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Work is set
to begin on a new Border Patrol station
north of Bonners Ferry July 13. |
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Groundbreaking on the long-awaited new Border
Patrol station, to be built at Three Mile
Junction off Moon Shadow Road, has been set for
July 13, with completion and a ribbon cutting
ceremony expected a year later.
The $15-million state of the art secure facility
supports operationally required expansion in
U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing,
technology and infrastructure. While
construction is underway, Border Patrol agents
will continue to be deployed full-time on horse
patrols, boat patrols, ATVs, snowmobiles and
their more traditional patrol vehicles,
operating out of their current Bonners Ferry
office.
The project consists of three new buildings,
designed to support 50 to 75 agents, and they
feature expanded installation of cameras,
lighting, fencing, enclosed parking and a
multi-purpose training facility for horse patrol
and canine detection related activities.
The Border Patrol has had a presence in Boundary
County since 1924, when stations in Priest River
and Libby, Montana, were closed and stations
established at Porthill and Eastport. With
offices in the Bonners Ferry Post Office
building, Boundary County stations served as
sector headquarters from 1934 until 1942, when
headquarters was moved to Spokane. The Porthill
and Eastport stations were closed in 1945. |
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