A new police office sub-station in the Goodman neighborhood by Laura Street and East Main Street is garnering some community support — and dissent.

The facility will be 20,000 square feet with two floors and will house police offices and a neighborhood services center.

"This is a great project. It’s going to change the arterial. And this is part of over a $25 million development for this part of town. And hopefully the residents are happy that we're doing it here,” said Norman Jones, commissioner of environmental services for the city. "It's going to be a very inviting space for the community to enjoy, but also a location where the police section offices can be forward facing,” said Jones.

However, not everyone is in favor of the police section stations. Robin Wilt is a candidate for congress and a member of the community activist group “Enough is Enough.” She says the money for the offices could be used for other things.

"It comes at an opportunity cost. And if we're going to borrow money for something, I think we should be borrowing money in order to bail out the Rochester City School District opposed to build new police sub-stations,” said Wilt.

Wilt says their organization is in favor of community policing, but isn't sure having those offices will help.

"Whether those sub-stations are going to achieve the goal of community policing is something that I question," Wilt said.

Right now, the city is in the process of finishing their detailed design of the project. Construction is slated for early fall of this year, with anticipated completion by 2021.

"I walked to school down this major corridor every day, going to East High School. You see some of the changes. This is an opportunity to bring some revitalization back to this community,” said Jones.