WASHINGTON – Brewer has been awarded $6.5 million in loan funding from the USDA’s Rural Development program for the construction of a new public safety complex, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.

The new 30,000-square-foot complex will be located on Parkway South, allowing for improved police and fire department response. Brewer’s existing public safety building was constructed in the mid-1950s and is not centrally located in the city. The city employs 41 public safety workers.

“This funding is great news for the city of Brewer,” said Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. “This will allow for the construction of a public safety building that the city strongly needs.”