Tamaqua Area Community Partnership has acquired multiple properties on a block where they hope to build a new borough police station.

The nonprofit organization received a $2 million state grant in December to build a new police station for Tamaqua Borough along Route 309.

In late December, TACP finalized the purchase of 27-33 E. Mauch Chunk St., and 10 Pine St.

The organization said that it is a possible location for the station.

“We’ve acquired some properties that could be a possible location. It is not definite,” said Micah Gursky. Executive Director of the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership.

The purchase price for the Pine Street property was $95,000. The seller was Ann Jones.

The East Mauch Chunk Street Properties were sold for $210,000. The seller was Moriah Properties LLC.

The grant is from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, which is overseen by the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget. Other projects receiving funding from the program this year include a $1.45 million grant for a lettuce growing operation in Banks Township, Carbon County, and $3 million for the Alvernia CollegeTowne project in Pottsville.

Tamaqua Area Community Partnership’s application to the program stated that it planned to acquire nine small parcels along Route 309, all smaller than 0.14 acres, and replace them with a one-story, 10,000-square-foot building to house public services.

Gursky said that the properties are one possible location for the police station project. He said the nonprofit does not own all of the properties it needs on the block to complete the project.

Gursky said that the properties acquired can be used for the partnership’s goal of revitalizing the Tamaqua community.

“That location is a priority for us. It’s centrally located, it is blighted, and we’d like to revitalize that block no matter what, even if it is not the ultimate location,” he said.

State Rep. Jerry Knowles, R-Schuylkill, Carbon, announced the $2 million grant in December. At the time, Knowles said he was pleased that Gov. Tom Wolf approved the grant for the project.

“As a former police officer and mayor, I have always been a strong supporter of law enforcement in Tamaqua and statewide,” Knowles said. “Now, more than ever, we need to show our men and women in blue that we stand behind them. I look forward to the completion of this project and the positive impact it will have on public safety.”