City Hall/Police Department Civic Campus

In 2006 the City Council made the decision to move City Hall into the second floor of what was built and programmed to be future Public Works/Engineering expansion space at the City Public Works facility on South Diamond Lake Road.  The stated intent at that time was to utilize the space for a temporary five-year period given the rapid growth of the City (then population 7,000).  With the recession and temporary slow-down in growth that occurred in the late 2000’s, that plan was “stretched” and in 2009, the City’s capital improvement plan (CIP) included plans for a new City Hall and a new Police Station to be built in 2013. In 2012, the City’s population immediately increased by 30%, and its land area by nearly 300% with the annexation of Hassan Township.

Significant growth has occurred since that time, and subsequent CIPs/City budgets have delayed the new City Hall delivery altogether.  The City is now over 18,000 in population, or about 2.5 times the population it was at the time the original temporary “five-year plan” was envisioned nearly 20 years ago.  With that growth has come increased staffing to keep pace with service demand.  The current City Hall and Police facilities are beyond capacity, and makeshift office spaces have had to be added to mail rooms/hallways to accommodate staff as the City has grown.  Lack of common area and meeting room space impacts the ability to serve residents, local businesses, and contractors/permit applicants.

Over that same period, the City Council and Planning Commission have continued to meet in the Community Room multi-purpose flex space attached to Fire Station No. 1.  This space is not dedicated to meetings, and contains only ad hoc meeting technology. Rogers is one of the only cities – if not the only city – in the metro area without a dedicated city council chambers attached to a city hall office facility.  Along with other logistical inefficiencies, this makes the months-long process of early voting very difficult to administer effectively.  The current makeshift meeting space has none of the security features that a modern council chambers should have given the sustained political climate and instances of violence in other communities over the years. 

The Rogers Police Department is a 24-hour-per-day, 365-day-per-year-operation.  In 2014, the City delivered an expanded and improved Police Station at a fraction of the planned cost.  While economical and having served the Department well for 12 years, limitations on the building and site constraints cannot accommodate additional growth in staffing, operational, training, and emergency preparedness needs.  Deficiencies/necessary improvements include:

• Current property is landlocked with no ability to expand

• Building is at/over capacity for sworn officer numbers/civilian staffing levels

• Officer locker rooms beyond capacity

• Impractical and inefficient layout for current operating demands

• Majority of training is rented from off-site locations due to space constraints

• Insufficient storage, leading to continually shifting off-site storage locations throughout the city

  • Less than half of the Department’s fleet (including temperature-sensitive equipment) can fit in the current garage

  • Inadequate armory storage space and safety protections

• Extremely limited visitor parking, with visitors often parking on adjacent private properties

• No secure outdoor parking, and garage door opens into unsecured area

• Significant evidence processing and storage needs

• Fiber optic network connectivity/redundancy needs

• New building to include multi-level security protection

The City explored multiple sites before selecting the former Boyer Trucks property for construction of the campus.  One primary goal was to co-locate City facilities to make the best use of land and to not remove it unnecessarily off the tax rolls. Co-location of City Hall and Police also centralizes many of the primary City services for the convenience of residents and businesses, thus the combination City Hall/Police Department approach.  The City had previously acquired the old Holiday gas station property on the corner of Main/CR-81/Industrial Boulevard as part of a long-term plan to clean up this visible corner as a primary entrance into downtown Rogers.

When the adjacent Boyer Trucks property became available, the City Council identified the benefits of removing an industrial trucking use and instead anchoring a destination City facility at the north entrance to downtown Rogers.  Multiple open houses and stakeholder meetings were held as part of the Downtown Master Planning process throughout 2025/2026, where it was discussed that the civic campus will serve multiple purposes in advancing the overall vision established by the community for the downtown area.  This vision is one of the driving forces behind the location and construction of a civic campus in Downtown Rogers

Throughout the engagement sessions, a need for readily available public parking and public spaces was identified. The approved site plan for the new civic campus includes parking above and beyond what is typically required for such a use with the intention that it can be used as public parking during non-business hours of city hall. A public plaza is planned for the Main Street frontage of the development, allowing residents and visitors to the area to have a readily accessible public space. Lastly, it is anticipated that the public investment in the property will continue to spur private investment in other parcels nearby, ensuring the long-term viability of the district and aesthetic enhancements to the area.

To address the needs and achieve the benefits described above, the City of Rogers hired architects from Leo A. Daily, and enlisted local Rogers construction company Terra Construction to develop plans and begin the public bidding process for a project to begin yet in 2026. 

Project Renderings and Map

• On February 10, 2026, the City Council approved the preliminary plat and site plan for the Civic Campus.

• On January 13, 2026 the City Council approved Approve AIA Document A133-2019, Standard Form of Agreement between the City of Rogers and Terra Construction for Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R).

Bidding Schedule Updated (4/16/26)

• 4/28 – City Council approval if Bid Package #1

• 4/29-5/19 – Bid Package #1 Out to Bid (Bid Package #1 set will be based off the current 75% CD’s)

NOTE: Bid Package #1 – Includes a Bid Category for Demo/Earthwork (includes utilities & rammed aggregate piers) and a Bid Category for Precast Concrete

• 5/21 – Bid Package #1 - Bid Award Recommendation to the city

• 5/26 – City Council Meeting: Approval Bid Package #1

Estimated Cost $3.52M

• 6/16 – 7/21 – Bid Package #2 Out to Bid

NOTE:  Bid Package #2 is sent to the Bid Package #1 contractors, so any changes/document updates between 75% and 100% CD’s are captured in the final Final Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)

• 6/23 – Mobilization/Demolition Start. Site work will commence after demolition is complete.

• 7/23 – Final GMP (Bid Package #2) Packet Due

• 7/28 – Council Approval of Final GMP