The Hooksett Safety Center on Legends Drive may have been leaky since the first year it opened 12 years ago, but town officials have decided now is the time to do something about it.

Interim Town Administrator Carol Granfield said the building, currently experiencing plumbing, electrical and water problems, has been inspected by several architects who are currently formulating opinions on the best actions to take regarding repairs.

“I’ve had three different groups come through with architects to tour the building and they’ve reviewed it and they will be providing me with some proposals with some options,” Granfield said.

“I’d like to have some plan of moving forward. It’s something that really needs to get something in place rather than just fix one thing one day and something pops up two weeks later,” she said.

The good news is that the problems are being addressed, she said. The bad news is that no one can anticipate how much the repairs will be.

“At this stage, I’ve proposed to add some funds to the building maintenance line but we have no idea what kinds of costs will be involved,” she said.

Police Capt. Jon Daigle said during a tour of the building last month that structural issues have plagued the police, fire and emergency management department – all housed in the Safety Center – since the building opened in 1997.

“That first summer when we first moved in, it started leaking when it rained,” Daigle said. “It’s still leaking now.”

Hooksett Police Chief Steve Agrafiotis said the Police Department has routinely addressed these building problems on a piecemeal basis, although it is legally the town’s administration department which is required to financially address building maintenance issues.

“I’m very happy that we finally can move forward to take care of issues that have been outstanding for many years,” Agrafiotis said.