The city of Bainbridge Island now has a final site for its new police station.

Now, it just needs voters to agree to help pay for the multi-million dollar project.

The Bainbridge city council decided Tuesday that the best location for the new public safety facility is on Madison Avenue just north of city hall. The vote was 7-0.

Two sites were under consideration:

• The Sakai property, an 8.98-acre parcel of land located just north of property purchased earlier this year by the Bainbridge parks district for a central island park; and

• A three-parcel chunk of land just north of city hall that comprises .75 acres.

Councilman Val Tollefson said choosing the site near city hall could help jumpstart a resolution to other issues facing downtown, including parking troubles and a rethinking of the city government campus.

Councilman Mike Scott said building the new facility close to city hall made sense.

“It promotes a healthy downtown,” Scott added.

Buying land and building the combined police/municipal court building on land just north of city hall is expected to cost between $13.8 million to $14.6 million, according to preliminary figures compiled by the city.

Council members also agreed on a 7-0 vote Tuesday to include space for its municipal court in the project. Construction of space for the court is expected to be about $2 million of the total project cost.

City council members also talked about selling surplus city properties, including the undeveloped Suzuki property and the current location of the police station on Winslow Way, to help cover the costs of the new police station.

City officials have said the sale of city-owned properties could raise approximately $4.5 million.

City Manager Doug Schulze said Tuesday such a sale would lower the cost of the project to approximately $10 million.

The city is also planning to ask voters to approve a 20-year bond measure in November to help cover the costs of the new facility.

If approved by voters, construction could start in late 2016 or early 2017.