Thurgoona, rather than Lavington, should be home to a second Albury police station, according to mayor Kevin Mack.
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While playing down the prospect of another station, Cr Mack nominated Thurgoona ahead of Lavington when asked on Tuesday if there should be a police hub north of the Five Ways.
"Dreams of all dreams it should be in Thurgoona if there's ever going to be a police station," Cr Mack said.
"I think traditionally across the country we're more about relying on mobile patrols and providing the staff in the cars with more equipment to be able to be mobile police stations.
"The days of bricks and mortar police stations, particularly in regional Australia are gone, essentially it's about providing well-kitted out police cars with two staff and being able to be on the road eight hours a day or 24/7.
"To have a police station out there is a bit of a quantum leap."
Cr Mack said he favoured Thurgoona ahead of Lavington for a police station based on demographics.
"Thurgoona is the growth centre of this city and essentially in the future we'll be looking at more schools and we'll be looking at more resources and certainly infrastructure out there to support that growth," he said.
The need for a Lavington police station has been debated for decades with it last flaring in 2013.
A manager at the Northside Hotel bottle shop, who suffered a ram raid, argued a police station would be "a visual deterrent and their response times would be quicker".
"We will not ever be seeing, in the near future, a police station in Lavington that takes resources away from the street," Mr Aplin said.
His successor as member for Albury Justin Clancy said he did not have a firm view on whether Lavington should have a police station, but had discussed the issue with the local area command.
"It's important to listen to the community but also important to listen to the police and their experience and considerations," Mr Clancy said.
He said the police command had told him mobility, through having officers in cars or on foot patrols, was preferable to needing to staff a "permanent facility" at Lavington.
