Silverthorne Police Department Moving into New Police Station

The new Silverthorne Police Station on Fourth Street will open to the public on May 1. During this transition, community members can call the non-emergency dispatch number at 970-668-8600, and a Silverthorne Police Officer will respond in person to assist.  

The Silverthorne Police Department has moved out of Silverthorne Town Hall and into a new police station at 251 West Fourth Street. The move from Silverthorne Town Hall to a repurposed building in Silverthorne's downtown core will allow the Silverthorne Police to better serve the community and provide the space needed for Silverthorne's fully staffed police department.

The new police station will provide the space, accessibility, and modern resources officers need, including dedicated areas for training and officer wellness, a welcoming space to serve our community, and room for future growth. The downtown location will also allow officers to respond more efficiently while delivering a continued high level of service and safety for Silverthorne. 

The new police station is located in the former Family & Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC) building. Now that FIRC has moved to the new Sol Center in Breckenridge, the Silverthorne Police Department is using the space as a police station until a dedicated police facility is built in the future. Building a dedicated police facility was paused in 2025 due to flattening sales and lodging tax numbers.

A New Silverthorne Police Facility: A Vision for Safety and Community Service

The Town of Silverthorne is in the planning process of building a purpose-built police facility to accommodate the department’s current needs and future growth. The $15 million project is being funded by the Town’s 8% lodging tax and was first formally identified as a need in the 2017 Police Department Strategic Plan and again in the 2022 Silverthorne Facility Master Plan.

The Silverthorne Police Department started working in Silverthorne Town Hall in 1986 when the department served 1,700 residents and had nine employees. Today, the department serves more than 5,000 residents and has 27 positions, three times the original department size. With the growth in the department's size and the scale of service that Silverthorne Police Department offers, there is no longer room for the police to meet the needs of the community while working out of Silverthorne Town Hall.  

A dedicated police facility will feature the security and amenities our officers and community deserve, helping to increase officer well-being and employee retention while providing a welcoming space for community members.

Site Selection

Town staff have worked with an architectural firm to evaluate 19 potential sites for the new police department facility using seven categories of 33 criteria important to the Police Department’s mission and the Town’s goals. The categories include access to and from the site, site features, zoning/planning, security measures, schedule/budget/economic impact, police vision/recruitment /retention/wellness, and sustainability. 

The top three sites were presented to the Silverthorne Town Council, Police Advisory Committe, and to the public at a community open house. All feedback unanimously supported the Cottonwood South Site.  

Cottownwood South 

• Potentially three access points 
• Room to expand and/or collaborate with Summit County Sherriff
• Protection of elementary school 
• Most similar land use of adjacent lots 
• Impact to informal use of school amenities/field use on Town owned land
• Cost to extend access roads