Conservative councillors in Tettenhall are urging West Midlands Police to “think again” over its plans to auction off the police station building on the High Street.
News emerged this week that the police force had put three of its former police stations up for sale in September. The Tettenhall Police Station, which is now closed, is valued at a guide price of £250,000.
But local councillors have said they were told in recent community policing meetings that the force planned to keep hold of the station in case it is needed in future. There has been a recent spate of anti-social behaviour in the village, prompting a high visibility police presence.
And with Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing an extra 20,000 police officers will be recruited across the country over the next three years, the councillors believe keeping the station in police hands is the most sensible option.
Tettenhall Wightwick councillor Wendy Thompson said: “With the Prime Minister’s welcome announcement that he will be boosting police numbers, it doesn’t make any sense at all for West Midlands Police to be selling off Tettenhall Police station. They need to think again about getting rid of a building that they might need in future.
“Although the station is now closed to the public, there is a strong case for maintaining a base on the western side of Wolverhampton. We’ve recently had some problems in the village with anti-social behaviour which drew in police resources from other areas, so I think this decision to sell the building could turn out to be short-sighted.”
The sale of Tettenhall Police station is scheduled to take place on September 10th.
